N74AE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 built in 1983. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 1, 2018 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 cancelled October 1, 2018
- Serial number
- 45765
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1983
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- October 26, 2005
- Last FAA action
- March 16, 2018
- Last owner
- Air Evac Ems INC (Corporation)
O Fallon, MO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N74AE
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206L-1 · serial 45765
The pilot not maintaining a proper descent rate during the touchdown once visual reference was reduced by the dust in the rotor downwash. Factors were the dusty gravel landing area and the pilot's visual lookout not being possible due to the dust the rotor downwash raised.
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