Turbine helicopter

N136JS

1968 Bell 206B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
136
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 400HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bettencourt Flg Svc Inc (Corporation)
Based
Atwater, CA
1968 Bell 206B
Representative photo of a Bell 206B. Not a photo of N136JS.
Registration record

N136JS on the FAA register

Type
1968 Bell 206B
Serial
136
Engines
Allison 250 SER 400HP
Registered owner
Bettencourt Flg Svc Inc
Atwater, CA
Certificate issued
1985-02-14
Airworthiness date
1972-01-10
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A09254
Mode S (octal)
50111124
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
379 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1985-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N136JS.
  • 1972-01-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N136JS

N136JS is a 1968 Bell 206B, serial number 136. The FAA register lists Bettencourt Flg Svc Inc as the registrant in Atwater, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 1985 and expires on July 31, 2029.

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 January 10, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N136JS.

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 N136JS.

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.