N72Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206B built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 12, 2012 when the aircraft was exported to Australia. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N72Z is reserved by Air Zens LLC since December 18, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on October 18, 2026.
Bell 206B cancelled April 12, 2012
- Serial number
- 3537
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- July 26, 2011
- Last FAA action
- July 26, 2011
- Last owner
- Rotorcraft Assets LLC (Corporation)
Broussard, LA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N72Z
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B · serial 3537
THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER FIVE BEARING, SHAFT, OR THOMAS COUPLING FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S DELAYED RESPONSE IN CONDUCTING THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE BY NOT REDUCING THE THROTTLE TO IDLE POSITION, AND IMMEDIATELY ENTERING AUTOROTATION.
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