N2138Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 2, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 cancelled December 2, 2014
- Serial number
- 45639
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- December 8, 1987
- Last FAA action
- June 3, 1994
- Last owner
- Rts Helicopter Services Corporation (Corporation)
New York, NY - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 172D cancelled March 25, 1980
- Serial number
- 172-49638
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1962
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Panama
- Certificate issued
- January 13, 1978
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Nevell Jack W Etal (Co-owned)
Cristobal, - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2138Y
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206 L-1 · serial 45639
the loss of a bolt in a Thomas coupling on the tail rotor drive shaft, for undetermined reasons, during climb, while operating over unsuitable terrain.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206L-1 · serial 45639
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