N49606 (Bell 206B) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on February 3, 1949.

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

August 3, 1986Accident
WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE HELICOPTER CIRCLE TWICE OVER A RESIDENCE AT AN ALT OF APRX 50' AGL. UPON INITIATING THE THIRD TURN THE HELICOPTER ENTERED AN ABRUPT 90 DEG BANK AND NOSED DOWN TO IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN. EXAM OF THE HELICOPTER FAILED TO REVEAL ANY FAILURE/MALFUNCTION.
Bell 206B
The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of this accident was "the pilot's incapacitation resulting from a myocardial event. Full accident record