N34698 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206B built in 1994. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 14, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Bell 206B cancelled November 14, 2012
- Serial number
- 4324
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1994
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 8, 1995
- Last FAA action
- June 15, 2010
- Last owner
- United States Department Of Energy (Government)
Portland, OR - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Stinson 10A cancelled December 1, 1971
- Serial number
- 7998
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 10, 1970
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Wilcox Robert E (Individual)
Dayton, OH - Airworthiness
- None on file
Douglas DC3D-R-1830-90C cancelled August 17, 1948
- Serial number
- 42964
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 28, 1946
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Colonial Airlines INC (Corporation)
New York, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N34698
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B · serial 4324
The reversal of the reel machine during a sock line pull which resulted in a loss of control while hovering out of ground effect. Factors were the failure of company management to develop adequate procedures for conducting sock line pulls, the inadequate communication between the chief pilot and the pilot, the inadequate communication between the ground personnel and the pilot, and the pilot's lack of recent experience in Class C external load operations.
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