Turbine helicopter

N12JW

1997 Bell 206L-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
52193
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C30 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ruffwood Inc (Corporation)
Based
Atlanta, GA
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Registration record

N12JW on the FAA register

Type
1997 Bell 206L-4 (FAA: Bell 206-L4)
Serial
52193
Engines
Allison 250-C30 series
Registered owner
Ruffwood Inc
Atlanta, GA
Certificate issued
1997-08-21
Airworthiness date
1997-04-08
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A05236
Mode S (octal)
50051066
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
339 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1997-08-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N12JW to the current registrant.
  • 1997-04-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1988-12-02
    N12JW previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 273829); cancelled.
Overview

About N12JW

N12JW is a 1997 Bell 206L-4 (FAA model 206-L4), serial number 52193. The FAA register lists Ruffwood Inc as the registrant in Atlanta, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 21, 1997 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C30 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 124 knots and a range of about 339 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 8, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N12JW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
339 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-10-02 Accident · Mooresville,Nc, 33 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3004
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-23 — a different aircraft that carried the N12JW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INADEQUATE GYRO WARMUP.IFR FLT PLAN NOT ACTIVATED.

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.