# N498BH: 1961 Beech JRB-6, registration cancelled 2012-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech JRB-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-jrb-6) (registry code 1151026)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 39952
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 20, 1965
- Certificate issued: July 12, 1995
- Last registry action: February 11, 2002
- Mode S code: A62DF1
- Owner when cancelled: [Hart Alan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HART%20ALAN)
- Location: Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N498BH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=498BH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N498BH-2012-12-18

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 Beech JRB-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-jrb-6.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 ANC06LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA112), Aug 8, 2006: Beech BE-18 (N498BH), Culebra, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation/exhaustion in all engines for an undetermined reason during cruise flight, which resulted in a forced landing and ditching.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20060808021149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060808021149A), Aug 8, 2006: Beech JRB6 (N498BH), Destroyed. (-23) Both engines quit apparently due to fuel starvation. When aircraft was recovered after ditching, there were 75 gals. Of fuel in one main tank. All other…
- [Incident 19910418024719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910418024719I), Apr 18, 1991: Beech JRB6 (N498BH), Miami, FL. ATC lost contact with flight en route. Pilot finally reported inoperative transponder. Had penetrated adis.

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