Turbine helicopter

N2949W

1972 Bell 206B-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
824
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Thiel Air Care Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chowchilla, CA
Registration record

N2949W on the FAA register

Type
1972 Bell 206B-2
Serial
824
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20
Registered owner
Thiel Air Care Inc
Chowchilla, CA
Certificate issued
2024-07-21
Airworthiness date
2008-05-07
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A307FE
Mode S (octal)
50603776
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

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N2949W.
  • 2008-05-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N2949W

N2949W is a 1972 Bell 206B-2, serial number 824. The FAA register lists Thiel Air Care Inc as the registrant in Chowchilla, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 21, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

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 standard category (normal), dated May 7, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2949W.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2949W.

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.