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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N59396

N59396 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206B built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 1, 2006. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Bell 206B cancelled November 1, 2006

Serial number
1168
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
1973
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
September 15, 1994
Last FAA action
September 19, 2006
Last owner
Houston Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Pearland, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N59396

FTW97LA364Accident on September 25, 1997 at Anahuac, TX: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B2 · serial 1168

the pilot's inability to maintain control of the helicopter after encountering a dynamic rollover due to entanglement of the external load cable with the left landing gear skid.

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