# N789N: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1993-03-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 11, 1993
- 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: 1267
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 20, 1990
- Last registry action: November 20, 1990
- Mode S code: AAB321
- Owner when cancelled: [Hilo Bay Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILO%20BAY%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Hilo, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Hilo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 19.6598° N, 155.2325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96720, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N789N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=789N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N789N-1993-03-11

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 LAX93LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA050), Nov 21, 1992: Bell 206B-III (N789N), Hilo, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT IN AND NEAR A VOLCANIC GAS CLOUD WHICH INDUCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A LACK OF COMBUSTIBLE OXYGEN IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

## 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 19921121047539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921121047539A), Nov 21, 1992: Bell 206B3 (N789N), Hilo, HI, Substantial damage. Filming movie flew low over volcano vent plume. Lost power. Rotors hit rocks. Engine corroded by sulphur. No STC ops

## Other aircraft with N789N

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N789N): Cessna A185F, S/N 18504390, built 1982

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