Turbine helicopter

N216MH

2004 Bell 206L-4

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2004
Serial
52296
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250 20&30 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Meridian Helicopters LLC (LLC)
Based
Broussard, LA
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Registration record

N216MH on the FAA register

Type
2004 Bell 206L-4 (FAA: Bell 206-L4)
Serial
52296
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250 20&30 series
Registered owner
Meridian Helicopters LLC
Broussard, LA
Certificate issued
2016-11-16
Airworthiness date
2005-02-11
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1D0E7
Mode S (octal)
50350347
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
339 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$1,525,000 to $2,231,250
Middle half of 4 live Bell 206L-4 listings, 1997–2011 models (median $1,700,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N216MH.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-10
    Accident at Jersey City, NJ; damage: destroyed.
  • 2016-11-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N216MH to the current registrant.
  • 2005-02-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2004
    Manufactured (2004).
Overview

About N216MH

N216MH is a 2004 Bell 206L-4 (FAA model 206-L4), serial number 52296. The FAA register lists Meridian Helicopters LLC as the registrant in Broussard, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 16, 2016 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250 20&30 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 124 knots and a range of about 339 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 11, 2005.

N216MH has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
339 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-04-10 Accident · Jersey City, NJ Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ERA25MA171
Reported aircraft: Bell 206L-4
Preliminary report: On April 10, 2025, about 1515 eastern daylight time, a Bell 206L-4 helicopter, N216MH, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Jersey City, New Jersey. The pilot and five passengers were fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 air tour flight. Preliminary Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) flight track data obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed the helicopter departed Downtown Manhattan/Wall Street Heliport (JRB), New York, New York, about 1458. The helicopter flew a teardrop pattern south of the Statue of Liberty, then proceeded north along the east side of the Hudson River…
NTSB report ↗

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.