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A Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger, the same model family as N16726
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 3, 2026
N16726

Bell 206B

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesMissouri
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N16726 is a Bell 206B, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1976. It has 5 seats. It is registered to Aeroag Asset LLC, an LLC in Edgerton, Missouri. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 6, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for agriculture and pest control, dated May 13, 2025.

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Aircraft

Maker
Bell
Model
206B · all 206Bs and related versions
Built of
aluminium with composite parts
A mostly aluminium airframe with composite parts where they save weight: control surfaces, fairings, the tail or the rotor blades. This is how the Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
2122
Type
RotorcraftFAA type of aircraft code 6 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
TurboshaftFAA type of engine code 3 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Rolls-Royc M250 SERIES · 420 hp
Fuel
Jet A
Seats
5
Year built
1976
Cruising speed
112 mph
Transponder code
A10E6C (octal 50207154)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
May 6, 2025
Expires
May 31, 2032
Last FAA action
May 6, 2025
Airworthiness
RestrictedFAA airworthiness class code 3 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Agriculture and pest controlFAA certificate purpose code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · May 13, 2025
FAA region
CentralFAA region code 3 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00492190

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Aeroag Asset LLC
Type
LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
8460 Highway e
Edgerton, MO 64444-9048

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Connections how N16726 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
  • Rolls-Royce M250 series 12 aircraft with this engine series · 420 hp
  • Type certificate H2SW · held by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada LTD
Owner
Place
  • Edgerton, MO 9 aircraft registered in this town
  • Missouri 5,815 aircraft registered
Record
Airworthiness
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The public federal record on N16726, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Aeroag Asset LLC, an LLC, certificate issued May 6, 2025, expires May 31, 2032. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

ATTENTIONAirworthiness certificate date

The airworthiness certificate on file is dated May 13, 2025, 49 years after the 1976 manufacture year. A re-issued certificate commonly follows export and re-import, a rebuild, or a return to the register after cancellation. The cause is documented in the FAA aircraft records file, which the full report obtains. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 2122 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

CLEARTail number reuse

No other airframe has carried N16726 according to the deregistered file. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

2 NTSB records under N16726: Accident on July 1, 2025 at Edgerton, MO: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on February 6, 1996 at Barstow, CA: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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NTSB records 2

CEN25LA232Accident on July 1, 2025 at Edgerton, MO: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B · operated under 137

On July 1, 2025, at 0845 central daylight time, a Bell 206B, N17626, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Edgerton, Missouri. The commercial pilot was uninjured. The helicopter was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations as a Part 137 aerial application flight. The pilot stated that during a departure climb, he heard the engine surge and saw the main rotor speed decrease. He said that he pulled back on the cyclic to slow down and lowered the collective slightly to see if he could regain rotor speed, while the helicopter was about 150-200 feet agl and t…

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LAX96LA194Accident on February 6, 1996 at Barstow, CA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B · operated under 091

failure of the pilot to maintain adequate terrain clearance, while maneuvering around a ground vehicle at low altitude.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 3, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 3, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 3, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 3, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data