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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N2917W

N2917W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206B built in 1972. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 24, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Bell 206B cancelled September 24, 2012

Serial number
806
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
1972
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
July 23, 1981
Last FAA action
September 3, 1988
Last owner
Astrocopters LTD (Corporation)
Coquille, OR
Airworthiness
Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Agriculture and pest control

NTSB accident and incident record under N2917W

LAX90LA283Accident on August 14, 1990 at San Francisco, CA: minor injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B II · serial 806

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DECISION TO OPERATE THE HELICOPTER IN A FLIGHT REGIME CONDUCIVE TO UNANTICIPATED RIGHT YAW.

LAX85LA045Accident on November 10, 1984 at Inverness, CA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B · serial 806

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