Turbine helicopter

N231BB

1991 Bell 206L-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
51540
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C30 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Coastal Air Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Panama City, FL
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1991 Bell 206L-3
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Registration record

N231BB on the FAA register

Type
1991 Bell 206L-3
Serial
51540
Engines
Allison 250-C30 series
Registered owner
Coastal Air Service Inc
Panama City, FL
Certificate issued
2020-02-12
Airworthiness date
1991-12-19
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A20C52
Mode S (octal)
50406122
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
339 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-02-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N231BB.
  • 1991-12-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N231BB

N231BB is a 1991 Bell 206L-3, serial number 51540. The FAA register lists Coastal Air Service Inc as the registrant in Panama City, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 12, 2020 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C30 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 December 19, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N231BB.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
339 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N231BB.

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.