Turbine helicopter

N206BE

1978 Bell 206B III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
2375
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Summit Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Salem, VA
1978 Bell 206B III
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III. Not a photo of N206BE.
Registration record

N206BE on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bell 206B III
Serial
2375
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Summit Helicopters Inc
Salem, VA
Certificate issued
1985-06-28
Airworthiness date
1985-03-05
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1A86B
Mode S (octal)
50324153
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
$527,500 to $654,415
Middle half of 6 live Bell 206B III listings, 1974–1984 models (median $578,863). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N206BE.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1985-06-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N206BE.
  • 1985-03-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N206BE

N206BE is a 1978 Bell 206B III, serial number 2375. The FAA register lists Summit Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Salem, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 28, 1985 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20 series 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 5, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N206BE.

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 N206BE.

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.