# N49720: 1976 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2005-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1899
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 21, 1976
- Certificate issued: September 9, 1991
- Last registry action: September 16, 2003
- Mode S code: A62CD0
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Services International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20SERVICES%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC)
- Location: [Scottdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6079° N, 111.8892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85260, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49720
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49720
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49720-2005-09-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bell 206B: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX91LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA205), May 6, 1991: Bell 206 (N49720), Searchlight, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: CANNOT BE DETERMINED IN THAT THE HELICOPTER WAS STOLEN AND THE CERTAINTY OF THE RESULTING DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER MAY HAVE BEEN INTENTIONAL OR ACCIDENTAL.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19910505015249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910505015249A), May 5, 1991: Bell 206B (N49720), Searchlight, NV, Destroyed. Landed air taxi passenger remote mine. Was knocked unconscious. Helicopter found abandoned days later. Destroyed.

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