Turbine helicopter

N144SW

1980 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
3106
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Interstate Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Bethany, OK
1980 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N144SW.
Registration record

N144SW on the FAA register

Type
1980 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters (FAA: Bell 206B-III)
Serial
3106
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Registered owner
Interstate Helicopters Inc
Bethany, OK
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1990-06-14
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A0B331
Mode S (octal)
50131461
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 N144SW.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1990-06-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N144SW

N144SW is a 1980 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters (FAA model 206B-III), serial number 3106. The FAA register lists Interstate Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Bethany, Oklahoma.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250 SER 250HP 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 14, 1990.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N144SW.

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 N144SW.

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.