N42489 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206L-3 built in 1991. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 25, 2007 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Bell 206L-3 cancelled April 25, 2007
- Serial number
- 51474
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1991
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- January 22, 2007
- Last FAA action
- April 11, 2007
- Last owner
- Copter Lease LLC Trustee (Corporation)
Albuquerque, NM - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper J3C-65 cancelled March 5, 1956
- Serial number
- 14760
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 14, 1947
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Robert Fortson (Co-owned)
San Bernardino, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 182L cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 18259040
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N42489
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206L-3 · serial 51474
The pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment in that the external load was not centered during sling operation, which resulted in entanglement of the load with the landing gear, and the loss of aircraft control.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182L · serial 18259040
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