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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N213TV

N213TV is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206L-3 built in 1989. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 24, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Bell 206L-3 cancelled April 24, 2018

Serial number
51298
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
1989
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
November 29, 2011
Last FAA action
August 4, 2014
Last owner
Lin Television CORP (Corporation)
Providence, RI
Airworthiness
Experimental · To show compliance with regulations

NTSB accident and incident record under N213TV

CEN17FA355Accident on September 16, 2017 at Ancho, NM: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206L 3 · serial 51298

The pilot's distraction by a cell phone during a low-altitude flight, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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