N2168S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206B built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 12, 2006 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bell 206B cancelled December 12, 2006
- Serial number
- 3490
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- August 9, 1993
- Last FAA action
- October 23, 1996
- Last owner
- U S Leaseco INC (Non-citizen corporation)
Baltimore, MD - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna TR182 cancelled September 11, 1980
- Serial number
- R18201309
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Mexico
- Certificate issued
- November 6, 1979
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- H & R Leasing CO DBA Hunt Pan-Am Distributors (Corporation)
Brownsville, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2168S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B · serial 3490
THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE HELICOPTER AND THE POWER LINE. THE POWER LINE (TRANSMISSION WIRE) WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
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