N16718 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206B built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 4, 1979 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bell 206B cancelled January 4, 1979
- Serial number
- 2189
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- June 6, 1977
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Petroleum Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Lafayette, LA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper J-2 cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 726
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1936
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Patterson C M & Mcdowell Murray D (Partnership)
Gardena, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N16718
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Embraer EMB-120ER · serial 120136
the improper installation of the right elevator trim control wheel by company mechanics, which resulted in an elevator trim malfunction.
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