Turbine helicopter

N146SP

2000 Bell 206L-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
52243
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C30 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Samaritan'S Purse (Corporation)
Based
Boone, NC
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Registration record

N146SP on the FAA register

Type
2000 Bell 206L-4 (FAA: Bell 206-L4)
Serial
52243
Engines
Allison 250-C30 series
Registered owner
Samaritan'S Purse
Boone, NC
Certificate issued
2016-01-08
Airworthiness date
2000-06-26
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0BA98
Mode S (octal)
50135230
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
339 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$1,500,000 to $1,800,000
Middle half of 3 live Bell 206L-4 listings, 1997–2009 models (median $1,600,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N146SP.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-01-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N146SP.
  • 2000-06-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N146SP

N146SP is a 2000 Bell 206L-4 (FAA model 206-L4), serial number 52243. The FAA register lists Samaritan'S Purse as the registrant in Boone, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 8, 2016 and expires on January 31, 2029.

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 June 26, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N146SP.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
339 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N146SP.

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.