Turbine helicopter

N20683

1985 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
3878
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cascade Helicopters LLC (LLC)
Based
Canby, OR
1985 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N20683.
Registration record

N20683 on the FAA register

Type
1985 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Serial
3878
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Cascade Helicopters LLC
Canby, OR
Certificate issued
2024-08-02
Airworthiness date
2016-10-27
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1ABD9
Mode S (octal)
50325731
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
$374,500 to $599,000
Middle half of 9 live Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters listings, 1975–1994 models (median $399,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N20683.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N20683 to the current registrant.
  • 2016-10-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2008-10-20
    N20683 previously assigned to a Cessna Caravan 208B Grand / 208B Super Cargomaster (s/n 208B2044); cancelled.
  • 2006-06-02
    N20683 previously assigned to a North American/Medore Art NA AT-6G (s/n 51-14462-1AM); cancelled.
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
  • 1978-12-12
    N20683 previously assigned to a Beechcraft F33A Bonanza (s/n CE-827); cancelled.
Overview

About N20683

N20683 is a 1985 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 3878. The FAA register lists Cascade Helicopters LLC as the registrant in Canby, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 2, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

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 standard category (normal), dated October 27, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N20683.

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 N20683.

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.