N3902W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206B built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 7, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Bell 206B cancelled February 7, 2013
- Serial number
- 3233
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 19, 1994
- Last FAA action
- February 16, 2010
- Last owner
- Department Of Public Safety (Government)
Montgomery, AL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N3902W
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B · serial 3233
The pilot's inadequate compensation for a tailwind and his failure to maintain directional control resulting in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness. A factor was the pilot's improper in-flight decision to hover with a tailwind.
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