# N717NH: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1991-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2847
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 5, 1989
- Last registry action: June 7, 1989
- Mode S code: A99742
- Owner when cancelled: [Southern Belle Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20BELLE%20HELICOPTER%20INC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8588° N, 95.5855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77041, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717NH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=717NH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717NH-1991-08-10

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 DEN91FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA068), May 7, 1991: Bell 206B-3 (N717NH), Houston, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: ENGINE MOUNT DELAMINATION AND LACK LUBRICATION, CAUSING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO FAIL. POOR SERVICING OF THE HELICOPTER WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## 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 19910507014309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910507014309A), May 7, 1991: Bell 206B3 (N717NH), Houston, TX, Destroyed. Main rotor drive bolts failed. Crashed on apartment roof on forced landing. Shaft was overheated. Poor maintenance.

## Other aircraft with N717NH

- [Cancelled 2007-03-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717NH-2007-03-07): Bell 206B, S/N 4038, built 1989. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Jet Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JET%20AIR%20INC), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

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