N65212 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell TH-13T. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 25, 1991 when the aircraft was exported to South Africa. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bell TH-13T cancelled June 25, 1991
- Serial number
- 3613
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- South Africa
- Certificate issued
- September 6, 1990
- Last FAA action
- September 10, 1990
- Last owner
- Tampa Bay Helicopters (Corporation)
Clearwater, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna UC-78B cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 6304 (43-32366)
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Royce T Bownds (Individual)
Houston, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N65212
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell TH-13T · serial 3613
INADEQUATE PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: LIGHT CONDITIONS AT DUSK, TRANSMISSION (POWER) LINES, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF VISUAL CUES (VISUAL PERCEPTION) AT DUSK.
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