N17237 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206L-3 built in 1991. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 21, 2018 when the aircraft was exported to Australia. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bell 206L-3 cancelled February 21, 2018
- Serial number
- 51478
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1991
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- January 31, 2018
- Last FAA action
- January 31, 2018
- Last owner
- Skyline Aviation INC (Non-citizen corporation)
Las Vegas, NV - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 150L cancelled February 13, 1974
- Serial number
- 15073683
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- September 13, 1972
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Crystal Shamrock INC (Corporation)
Minneapolis, MN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N17237
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206L3 · serial 51478
The company mechanic's failure to replace the bolt's cotter key properly and the subsequent loss of the nut, which then resulted in the tail rotor control disconnection and the pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control.
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