N206R — 1996 Bell 206B

Aircraft record

Serial number

4421

Manufacturer

Bell

Model

206B

Year

1996

Category

Rotorcraft

Engine

Allison 250-c20 Ser

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N206R →

Accident & incident history

1. ERA16LA104Feb 6, 2016Linden, NJSerious

   The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain helicopter control during the initial takeoff, which resulted in a dynamic rollover. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action due to his distraction by looking outside the helicopter to ensure that the area was clear.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1996 Bell 206B).

1. May 31, 2018deregistered — Sale Reported

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N206R was previously assigned to different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1996 Bell 206B above.

• until Jun 1, 19811976 Cessna TU206G (s/n U20603578)
• until Jul 8, 1969Cessna 206 (s/n 206-0235)

Frequently asked

Has N206R been in an accident?

Yes. N206R appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2016.

What kind of aircraft is N206R?

N206R is a 1996 Bell 206B (rotorcraft), serial number 4421.