# N978RH: 1989 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2018-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 4075
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 12, 1989
- Certificate issued: August 29, 2007
- Last registry action: September 17, 2014
- Mode S code: ADA2DC
- Owner when cancelled: [Republic Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REPUBLIC%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Santa Fe, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Santa%20Fe)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.3489° N, 95.0916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77510, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N978RH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=978RH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N978RH-2018-07-13

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 CEN17FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA100), Feb 7, 2017: Bell 206B (N978RH), Galveston, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to recognize the flight had encountered instrument meteorological conditions at night, which resulted in an unrecognized descent and collision with water.

## 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 20170206000869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170206000869A), Feb 6, 2017: Bell 206B (N978RH), Galveston, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 2/6/2017 at 1910 CDT, a Bell 206B-3, registered to and operated by republic helicopters, inc., was involved in an accident resulting in the helicopter…

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