Turbine helicopter

N2BQ

1996 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
4392
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rare Aircraft Ltd (Corporation)
Based
Faribault, MN
1996 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
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Registration record

N2BQ on the FAA register

Type
1996 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters (FAA: Bell 206B-III)
Serial
4392
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Rare Aircraft Ltd
Faribault, MN
Certificate issued
2026-10-05
Airworthiness date
1998-04-20
Registration expires
2033-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A18D79
Mode S (octal)
50306571
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

  • 2033-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-10-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N2BQ to the current registrant.
  • 1998-04-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1998-03-26
    N2BQ previously assigned to a Aerospatiale AS350B (s/n 2236); cancelled.
  • 1996
    Manufactured (1996).
Overview

About N2BQ

N2BQ is a 1996 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters (FAA model 206B-III), serial number 4392. The FAA register lists Rare Aircraft Ltd as the registrant in Faribault, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 5, 2026 and expires on October 31, 2033.

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 20, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2BQ.

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 N2BQ.

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.