Turbine helicopter

N2020R

Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
3599
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ophthalmology Transport Inc (Corporation)
Based
Opelousas, LA
Registration record

N2020R on the FAA register

Type
Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III
Serial
3599
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Ophthalmology Transport Inc
Opelousas, LA
Certificate issued
2024-01-20
Airworthiness date
1982-03-08
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A19BD9
Mode S (octal)
50315731
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
379 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N2020R to the current registrant.
  • 1992-08-14
    N2020R previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane / 182G (s/n 18255220); cancelled.
  • 1982-03-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N2020R

N2020R is a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III, serial number 3599. The FAA register lists Ophthalmology Transport Inc as the registrant in Opelousas, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 20, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one None NONE 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 8, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2020R. 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 / 206B-2 / 206B II/III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-07-07 Accident · West Fargo,Nd, 34 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1993
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182G — a different aircraft that carried the N2020R registration before this airframe.

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.