Turbine helicopter

N23WK

1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
3237
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Chemair Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Jefferson, WI
1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N23WK.
Registration record

N23WK on the FAA register

Type
1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Serial
3237
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Registered owner
Chemair Helicopters Inc
Jefferson, WI
Certificate issued
2008-07-16
Airworthiness date
1981-03-04
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A20825
Mode S (octal)
50404045
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 N23WK.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-07-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N23WK.
  • 1981-03-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N23WK

N23WK is a 1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 3237. The FAA register lists Chemair Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Jefferson, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 16, 2008 and expires on October 31, 2027.

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 March 4, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N23WK.

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 N23WK.

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.