N242BH is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 3, 2024. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N242BH is reserved by a private party since January 3, 2024. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 cancelled January 3, 2024
- Serial number
- 45506
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 28, 2016
- Last FAA action
- September 22, 2023
- Last owner
- B3 Consultants LLC (LLC)
Dover, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N242BH
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · serial 45506
The improper attachment of the tail rotor drive shaft to the air conditioner drive pulley without a drive ring, which resulted in the failure of the hardware, a loss of tail rotor drive, and the loss of control of the helicopter followed by a hard landing and rollover.
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