Turbine helicopter

N3251R

2018 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2018
Serial
57359
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Teledyne Flir Defense LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilsonville, OR
Registration record

N3251R on the FAA register

Type
2018 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429
Serial
57359
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2
Registered owner
Teledyne Flir Defense LLC
Wilsonville, OR
Certificate issued
2026-10-20
Airworthiness date
2018-11-16
Registration expires
2033-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3836E
Mode S (octal)
50701556
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-10-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N3251R to the current registrant.
  • 2018-11-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2010-03-02
    N3251R previously assigned to a Piper Warrior (s/n 28-7515173); cancelled.
  • 1983-03-08
    N3251R previously assigned to a Raven S55A (s/n S55A472); cancelled.
Overview

About N3251R

N3251R is a 2018 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429, serial number 57359. The FAA register lists Teledyne Flir Defense LLC as the registrant in Wilsonville, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 20, 2026 and expires on October 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2 engines and 9 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 16, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3251R. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-10-09 Accident · Corrales,Nm, 31 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2542
Reported aircraft: Raven S-55A — a different aircraft that carried the N3251R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LS.BURNER FLAMED OUT DRG APCH.ENCTRD WIRES.

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.