Turbine helicopter

N201SM

1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
3389
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Demo Salvage Inc (Corporation)
Based
Calais, ME
1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N201SM.
Registration record

N201SM on the FAA register

Type
1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Serial
3389
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Registered owner
Demo Salvage Inc
Calais, ME
Certificate issued
2025-05-12
Airworthiness date
2025-03-07
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A19756
Mode S (octal)
50313526
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 N201SM.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N201SM to the current registrant.
  • 2025-03-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2011-06-07
    N201SM previously assigned to a Swearingen Aviation SA26-T (s/n T26-5); cancelled.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N201SM

N201SM is a 1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 3389. The FAA register lists Demo Salvage Inc as the registrant in Calais, Maine. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 12, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 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 standard category (normal), dated March 7, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N201SM.

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 N201SM.

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.