Turbine helicopter

N23TV

1971 Bell 206B-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
733
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kd Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Shingleton, MI
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Registration record

N23TV on the FAA register

Type
1971 Bell 206B-2
Serial
733
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Kd Helicopters Inc
Shingleton, MI
Certificate issued
2000-10-31
Airworthiness date
1994-04-04
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A207E4
Mode S (octal)
50403744
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
379 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-10-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N23TV.
  • 1994-04-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
Overview

About N23TV

N23TV is a 1971 Bell 206B-2, serial number 733. The FAA register lists Kd Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Shingleton, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 31, 2000 and expires on August 31, 2028.

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 April 4, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N23TV. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
379 nm
Fuel burn
11 gph

Published figures for the Bell 206B-2 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-08-01 Accident · Wylie, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW91LA138
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22 Beta — a different aircraft that carried the N23TV registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH THE WATER. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY.

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.