# N7979S: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1978-08-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 16, 1978
- 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: 520
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 30, 1978
- Mode S code: AAD5AA
- Owner when cancelled: [Bell Helicopter Textron Division Of Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20DIVISION%20OF%20TEXTRON%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7979S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7979S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7979S-1978-08-16

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 FTW78FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA058), Jul 6, 1978: Bell 206B (N7979S), Cameron, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19780706026669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780706026669A), Jul 6, 1978: Bell 206B1 (N7979S), Cameron, LA, Destroyed. Impacted water while in turn after lift off from heliport on dril Platform.

## Other aircraft with N7979S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7979S): DJI PHANTOM 4, S/N 07DDD4U0A10034

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