Turbine helicopter

N137MS

1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
2686
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 400HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kansas State University (Government)
Based
Salina, KS
1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N137MS.
Registration record

N137MS on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Serial
2686
Engines
Allison 250 SER 400HP
Registered owner
Kansas State University
Salina, KS
Certificate issued
2017-05-19
Airworthiness date
1979-05-10
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A09656
Mode S (octal)
50113126
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 N137MS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-05-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N137MS to the current registrant.
  • 2007-03-12
    N137MS previously assigned to a Homebuilt Z37A (s/n 14-05); cancelled.
  • 1979-05-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N137MS

N137MS is a 1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 2686. The FAA register lists Kansas State University as the registrant in Salina, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 19, 2017 and expires on May 31, 2027.

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 May 10, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N137MS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
379 nm
Fuel burn
11 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-10-24 Accident · Oak Hill, FL Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · MIA04LA011
Reported aircraft: LET NP Kinovice Z37A — a different aircraft that carried the N137MS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering to re-enter the pattern resulting in an inadvertent stall and impact with trees and the ground during the subsequent uncontrolled descent.

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.