Turbine helicopter

N289RL

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

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
3765
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
L&R Investment Partners LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N289RL on the FAA register

Type
Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III
Serial
3765
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
L&R Investment Partners LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2025-07-23
Airworthiness date
2004-07-26
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2F0EC
Mode S (octal)
50570354
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

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N289RL to the current registrant.
  • 2004-07-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991-11-15
    N289RL previously assigned to a Piper PA-23-160 (s/n 231548); cancelled.
Overview

About N289RL

N289RL is a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III, serial number 3765. The FAA register lists L&R Investment Partners LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 23, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C20B 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 July 26, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N289RL. 2 earlier records involve 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

1991-07-11 Accident · Cresson, TX Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · FTW91LA120
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-23 — a different aircraft that carried the N289RL registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND THE FAILURE OF THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR/PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER.
1989-11-27 Accident · Cresson, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW90LA038
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-23-160 — a different aircraft that carried the N289RL registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE CFI'S INABILITY TO REGAIN CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF BRAKES ON THE CFI'S SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE.

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.