Turbine helicopter

N260A

Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
2505
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Casper, WY
Registration record

N260A on the FAA register

Type
Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III
Serial
2505
Engines
1
Registered owner
Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee
Casper, WY
Certificate issued
2026-02-06
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A27EFD
Mode S (octal)
50477375
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

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N260A to the current registrant.
  • 2012-09-18
    N260A previously assigned to a Smith Aerostar 600 (s/n 60-0496-161); cancelled.
Overview

About N260A

N260A is a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III, serial number 2505. The FAA register lists Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee as the registrant in Casper, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 6, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter 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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N260A. 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 III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-05-29 Accident · Dickson, TN Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ATL86FA147
Reported aircraft: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 — a different aircraft that carried the N260A registration before this airframe.

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.