N81671 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206L-3 built in 1989. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 14, 2005. 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 3 times.
Bell 206L-3 cancelled September 14, 2005
- Serial number
- 51301
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1989
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- July 18, 2002
- Last FAA action
- July 19, 2005
- Last owner
- Petroleum Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Lafayette, LA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Aeronca 7AC cancelled October 25, 1955
- Serial number
- 7AC-290
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1945
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 21, 1948
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Atlantic Flight Services INC (Corporation)
Norfolk, VA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-28-181 cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 288090257
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N81671
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206L-3 · serial 51301
The pilot's loss of control following an inadvertent encounter with adverse weather conditions. Contributing factors were the prevailing thunderstorms, the low ceilings, and the miscommunication between the pilot and the company's communication center in obtaining in-flight weather advisories, including aircraft location.
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