Turbine helicopter

N317

1993 Bell 206L-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1993
Serial
52014
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C30 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Magic Carpet Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
San Antonio, TX
1993 Bell 206L-4
Representative photo of a Bell 206L-4. Not a photo of N317.
Registration record

N317 on the FAA register

Type
1993 Bell 206L-4 (FAA: Bell 206-L4)
Serial
52014
Engines
Allison 250-C30 series
Registered owner
Magic Carpet Aviation LLC
San Antonio, TX
Certificate issued
2021-04-13
Airworthiness date
1994-09-15
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A360D1
Mode S (octal)
50660321
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
339 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N317 to the current registrant.
  • 2013-10-29
    N317 previously assigned to a Cessna 402C Business Liner (s/n 402C0258); cancelled.
  • 1994-09-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1993
    Manufactured (1993).
  • 1960-03-23
    N317 previously assigned to a Aero Commander 680-E (s/n 680E-705-20); cancelled.
  • 1948-07-14
    N317 previously assigned to a North American SNJ-4 (s/n 9562); cancelled.
Overview

About N317

N317 is a 1993 Bell 206L-4 (FAA model 206-L4), serial number 52014. The FAA register lists Magic Carpet Aviation LLC as the registrant in San Antonio, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 13, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C30 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 124 knots and a range of about 339 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 15, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N317.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
339 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N317.

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.