# N5016U: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2010-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2634
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 7, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 21, 1983
- Last registry action: April 17, 2007
- Mode S code: A640E4
- Owners when cancelled: [Palm Springs Aviation Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PALM%20SPRINGS%20AVIATION%20INC%20DBA), [Landells Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANDELLS%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Desert Hot Springs, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Desert%20Hot%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9515° N, 116.5201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92240, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5016U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5016U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5016U-2010-03-18

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 Bell 206B: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 WPR10GA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10GA097), Jan 5, 2010: Bell 206B (N5016U), Auberry, CA, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid a wire while maneuvering during low-altitude operations.
- [NTSB MIA73AM009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM009), Jul 13, 1972: Cessna 206 (N5016U), Jackson, MS, substantial damage

## 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 20100105025699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100105025699A), Jan 5, 2010: Bell 206B (N5016U), North Fork, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. On January 5, 2010 at approximately 12:10 PST, a Bell B-206 struck a power line while conducting deer count for the California department of fish and game. The…

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