N717NH is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206B built in 1989. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 7, 2007. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bell 206B cancelled March 7, 2007
- Serial number
- 4038
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1989
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- October 4, 1994
- Last FAA action
- October 17, 2006
- Last owner
- Jet Air INC (Corporation)
Houston, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Bell 206B cancelled August 10, 1991
- Serial number
- 2847
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 5, 1989
- Last FAA action
- June 7, 1989
- Last owner
- Southern Belle Helicopter INC (Corporation)
Houston, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N717NH
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B · serial 4038
The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B-3 · serial 2847
ENGINE MOUNT DELAMINATION AND LACK LUBRICATION, CAUSING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO FAIL. POOR SERVICING OF THE HELICOPTER WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
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