# N72Z: 1981 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2012-04-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 12, 2012
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 3537
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 5, 1999
- Certificate issued: July 26, 2011
- Last registry action: July 26, 2011
- Mode S code: A9A372
- Owner when cancelled: [Rotorcraft Assets LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTORCRAFT%20ASSETS%20LLC)
- Location: [Broussard, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Broussard)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1347° N, 91.9273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70518, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72Z-2012-04-12

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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR YTRR114334](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YTRR114334), Feb 7, 2007: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. ON ROUTINE INSPECTION FOUND TAILBOOM VERTICAL FIN ATTACH FITTING CRACKED.
- [SDR YTRR110586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YTRR110586), Jul 28, 2006: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX CASTING PANEL & BULKHEAD ON TAILBOOM ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND CRACKED DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION. REPLACED PANEL & CASTING.

## 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 MIA94LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA144), May 19, 1994: Bell 206B (N72Z), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER FIVE BEARING, SHAFT, OR THOMAS COUPLING FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S DELAYED RESPONSE IN CONDUCTING THE EMERGENCY…

## 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 19940519011809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940519011809A), May 19, 1994: Bell 206B (N72Z), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Loud noise on climb over bay. Lost tailrotor control. Ditched. Tail rotor drive shaft bearing and hangar failed.

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