N16733 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206B built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 18, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Bell 206B cancelled June 18, 2013
- Serial number
- 2138
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 26, 1989
- Last FAA action
- July 6, 1998
- Last owner
- Moore Helicopter Services INC (Corporation)
Creston, IA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N16733
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B-III · serial 2138
AN ENCOUNTER WITH STRONG DOWN-SLOPE WINDS AND GUSTS DURING A CRITIACAL PHASE OF FLIGHT WHICH CAUSED POWER REQUIRED TO EXCEED POWER AVAILABLE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DOWNHILL TERRAIN AND THE DOWNDRAFT CONDITIONS.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B III · serial 2138
THE SELECTION OF AN UNSUITABLE LANDING SITE BY THE PILOT, RESULTING IN TAIL ROTOR CONTACT WITH THE TERRAIN AND SHEARING OF THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT.
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