Turbine helicopter

N17NR

1972 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
786
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Trans 5 Investments LLC (LLC)
Based
Saint Martinville, LA
1972 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N17NR.
Registration record

N17NR on the FAA register

Type
1972 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Serial
786
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Trans 5 Investments LLC
Saint Martinville, LA
Certificate issued
2023-08-04
Airworthiness date
2022-03-31
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A11810
Mode S (octal)
50214020
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
$362,250 to $580,500
Middle half of 8 live Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters listings, 1966–1982 models (median $399,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N17NR.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N17NR to the current registrant.
  • 2022-03-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N17NR

N17NR is a 1972 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 786. The FAA register lists Trans 5 Investments LLC as the registrant in Saint Martinville, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 4, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C20B 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 March 31, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N17NR.

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 N17NR.

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.