N978RH is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206B built in 1989. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 13, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Bell 206B cancelled July 13, 2018
- Serial number
- 4075
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1989
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 29, 2007
- Last FAA action
- September 17, 2014
- Last owner
- Republic Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Santa Fe, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N978RH
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B · serial 4075
The pilot's failure to recognize the flight had encountered instrument meteorological conditions at night, which resulted in an unrecognized descent and collision with water.
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