Turbine helicopter

N109RA

1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
2741
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sunny Sky LLC (LLC)
Based
Stacyville, IA
1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
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Registration record

N109RA on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Serial
2741
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Sunny Sky LLC
Stacyville, IA
Certificate issued
2023-11-26
Airworthiness date
2024-06-15
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A0279B
Mode S (octal)
50023633
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
379 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$399,000 to $599,000
Middle half of 8 live Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters listings, 1975–1985 models (median $462,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N109RA.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 2023-11-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N109RA to the current registrant.
  • 2007-08-23
    N109RA previously assigned to a Robb Aviation Sparrow Hawk (s/n IF0000109); cancelled.
  • 2003-04-15
    N109RA previously assigned to a Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A (s/n 1Z013-32); cancelled.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N109RA

N109RA is a 1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 2741. The FAA register lists Sunny Sky LLC as the registrant in Stacyville, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 26, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C20B engine and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 118 knots and a range of about 379 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is multiple category, dated June 15, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N109RA.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
379 nm
Fuel burn
11 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N109RA.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.