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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N478KA

N478KA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206L built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 9, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".

Bell 206L cancelled May 9, 2013

Serial number
45179
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
1978
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
June 1, 1984
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Honolulu, HI
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N478KA

LAX85FA217Accident on April 20, 1985 at Kailua/Kona, HI: minor injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206-L1 · serial 45179

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