# N97AZ: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2011-04-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 27, 2011
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2693
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 4, 2004
- Last registry action: April 20, 2010
- Mode S code: AD8164
- Owner when cancelled: [Arizona Helicopter Adventures LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARIZONA%20HELICOPTER%20ADVENTURES%20LLC)
- Location: [Sedona, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sedona)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8787° N, 111.8582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 86336, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97AZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97AZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97AZ-2011-04-27

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 LAX04LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA249), Jun 25, 2004: Bell 206B (N97AZ), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to adequately clear the left skid of obstacles resulting in a dynamic rollover of the helicopter and collision with terrain. A factor in the accident was the dark nighttime…

## 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 20040624015099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040624015099A), Jun 24, 2004: Bell 206B (N97AZ), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On June 24, 2004, about 2110 mountain standard time, a Bell 206B, N97AZ, rolled over and collided with the ground while hovering onto a trailer at Mesa,…

## Other aircraft with N97AZ

- [Cancelled 2017-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97AZ-2017-10-04): Textron T206H, S/N T20609514. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Textron Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXTRON%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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