# N59396: 1973 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2006-11-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 1, 2006
- 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: 1168
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: September 15, 1994
- Last registry action: September 19, 2006
- Mode S code: A7AC3E
- Owner when cancelled: [Houston Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOUSTON%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Pearland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Pearland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5636° N, 95.2860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pearland, TX, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59396
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59396
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59396-2006-11-01

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 FTW97LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA364), Sep 25, 1997: Bell 206B2 (N59396), Anahuac, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inability to maintain control of the helicopter after encountering a dynamic rollover due to entanglement of the external load cable with the left landing gear skid.

## 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 19970925028999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970925028999A), Sep 25, 1997: Bell 206B (N59396), Anahuac, TX, Destroyed. Pilot reported collective and cyclic problems after picking up sling load. Lost control. No anomalies found. (.4) the helicopter impacted in a marshy area at a…

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