Turbine helicopter

N23SD

Bell 206B II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record

Built

—

Serial

811

Class

Turbine helicopter

Engines

Rolls-Royce 250-C20

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

North Wind Aviation LLC (LLC)

Based

Chelan, WA

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Registration record

N23SD on the FAA register

Type

Bell 206B II

Serial

811

Engines

Rolls-Royce 250-C20

Registered owner

North Wind Aviation LLC

Chelan, WA

Certificate issued

2021-04-28

Airworthiness date

2004-12-16

Registration expires

2028-04-30

Airworthiness class

Restricted

Mode S (hex)

A207BB

Mode S (octal)

50403673

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Range (type)

379 nm

Cruise (type)

118 kt

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2028-04-30
Registration expires (renewal due).
2025-03-19
Accident at Mountain Home Park, WA; damage: substantial.
2021-04-28
Certificate of registration issued as N23SD.
2004-12-16
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).

Overview

About N23SD

N23SD is a Bell 206B II, serial number 811. The FAA register lists North Wind Aviation LLC as the registrant in Chelan, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 28, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C20 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 restricted category, dated December 16, 2004.

N23SD has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise

118 kt

Range

379 nm

Fuel burn

11 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-03-19 Accident · Mountain Home Park, WA Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · WPR25FA114

Reported aircraft: Bell 206B II

Preliminary report: On March 19, 2025, at 1228 Pacific daylight time, a Bell 206B II, N23SD, was substantially damaged when it impacted electrical cables and terrain near Mountain Home Park, Washington. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 agricultural flight. According to the helicopter operator, the pilot had applied herbicide to a field near Dayton, Washington and was enroute to another area to be sprayed. At 1229, the Columbia County 911 dispatch center received an automated voice call from the pilot’s cell phone indicating it had detected a crash, along with GPS coordinates for the location the crash was detected. When…

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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.