Turbine helicopter

N3188P

1983 Bell 206L I/C30P

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
45778
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C28 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Marks Aviation Group LLC (LLC)
Based
Lafayette, LA
1983 Bell 206L I/C30P
Representative photo of a Bell 206L I/C30P. Not a photo of N3188P.
Registration record

N3188P on the FAA register

Type
1983 Bell 206L I/C30P (FAA: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1)
Serial
45778
Engines
Allison 250-C28 series
Registered owner
Marks Aviation Group LLC
Lafayette, LA
Certificate issued
2013-03-26
Airworthiness date
1983-08-23
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A36807
Mode S (octal)
50664007
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

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-03-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N3188P to the current registrant.
  • 1983-08-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1974-01-14
    N3188P previously assigned to a Piper PA-23 (s/n 23-1125); cancelled.
Overview

About N3188P

N3188P is a 1983 Bell 206L I/C30P (FAA model 206L-1), serial number 45778. The FAA register lists Marks Aviation Group LLC as the registrant in Lafayette, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 26, 2013 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C28 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 August 23, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3188P. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
339 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Bell 206L I/C30P type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-10-12 Accident · Liberty,Tex, 43 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3309
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-23 — a different aircraft that carried the N3188P registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: RATED IN FLT.RPTD 11000 FT.NO OXYGEN SYSTEM ABD.

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.