N16705 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206L. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 23, 2012. The last status on file was "registration pending, canceled".
Bell 206L cancelled August 23, 2012
- Serial number
- 45094
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration pending, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- February 4, 1998
- Last owner
- Registration Pending (Individual)
Orlando, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N16705
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206L · serial 4150
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CROSS-CHECK A FAULTY ENGINE SPEED INDICATION WITH OTHER ENGINE PERFORMANCE INDICATIONS TO VERIFY WHETHER AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION HAD ACTUALLY OCCURRED, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT'S REACTION TO THE PERCEIVED ENGINE MALFUNCTION LED TO AN UNNECESSARY REDUCTION OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY LANDING.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site