Turbine helicopter

N126SH

1974 Bell 206B III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
1269
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 400HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Key West Helicopters LLC (LLC)
Based
Key West, FL
1974 Bell 206B III
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III. Not a photo of N126SH.
Registration record

N126SH on the FAA register

Type
1974 Bell 206B III
Serial
1269
Engines
Allison 250 SER 400HP
Registered owner
Key West Helicopters LLC
Key West, FL
Certificate issued
2024-07-11
Airworthiness date
1974-02-21
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A06B94
Mode S (octal)
50065624
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
$527,500 to $654,415
Middle half of 6 live Bell 206B III listings, 1974–1984 models (median $578,863). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N126SH.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N126SH.
  • 1974-02-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N126SH

N126SH is a 1974 Bell 206B III, serial number 1269. The FAA register lists Key West Helicopters LLC as the registrant in Key West, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 11, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250 SER 400HP 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 standard category (normal), dated February 21, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N126SH.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
379 nm
Fuel burn
11 gph

Published figures for the Bell 206B III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Bell 206B III specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N126SH.

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.