Turbine helicopter

N217JS

1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
3454
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Oceanside Vertical Express LLC (LLC)
Based
Canaan, NY
1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N217JS.
Registration record

N217JS on the FAA register

Type
1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Serial
3454
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Registered owner
Oceanside Vertical Express LLC
Canaan, NY
Certificate issued
2025-07-03
Airworthiness date
2026-05-05
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1D45C
Mode S (octal)
50352134
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 N217JS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2025-07-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N217JS to the current registrant.
  • 2018-02-14
    N217JS previously assigned to a Cirrus SR20 (s/n 2372); cancelled.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N217JS

N217JS is a 1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 3454. The FAA register lists Oceanside Vertical Express LLC as the registrant in Canaan, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 3, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250 SER 250HP 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 May 5, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N217JS.

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 N217JS.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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