N272M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 15, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N272M is reserved by Yellowstone Aviation INC since July 29, 2020. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on May 29, 2027.
Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 cancelled August 15, 2013
- Serial number
- 45365
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- June 28, 2011
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Bristol, TN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Waco GXE cancelled June 11, 1940
- Serial number
- G-3017
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Arthur Leonard Ericson (Individual)
Crosby, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N272M
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206 · serial 45365
A total loss of engine power due to maintenance personnel's failure to correctly torque the Pc line following removal and reinstallation of the turbine module.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206L-1 · serial 45365
The passenger's failure to follow procedures associated with operations in the vicinity of the helicopter and his failure to see/avoid the tail rotor of the helicopter.
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