# N59MB: 1972 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2013-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 847
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: September 19, 1986
- Certificate issued: November 24, 2004
- Last registry action: November 20, 2007
- Mode S code: A79C23
- Owner when cancelled: [Jones Leslie A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20LESLIE%20A)
- Location: [York, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/York)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9570° N, 76.6600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17402, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59MB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59MB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59MB-2013-03-21

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 NYC05CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA047), Feb 1, 2005: Bell 206B (N59MB), Lancaster, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of lateral control while attempting to transition to a hover from the ground. A factor was the bright sunlight conditions.

## 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 20050201001319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050201001319A), Feb 1, 2005: Bell 206B (N59MB), Lancaster, PA, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot was lifting aircraft into a hover from a very shallow slope, a brilliant sun was shining and there was snow on the ground, which created…

## Other aircraft with N59MB

- [Cancelled 2021-08-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59MB-2021-08-03): Textron B200GT, S/N BY-370, built 2019. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 1991-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59MB-1991-09-11): Bell/Matthews U-2, S/N PU423. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Bell Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20ROBERT%20W), [Needham, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Needham)

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