Turbine helicopter

N38885

1981 Bell 206L I/C30P

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
45726
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Back Nine Aerial LLC (LLC)
Based
New Berlin, WI
1981 Bell 206L I/C30P
Representative photo of a Bell 206L I/C30P. Not a photo of N38885.
Registration record

N38885 on the FAA register

Type
1981 Bell 206L I/C30P (FAA: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1)
Serial
45726
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Registered owner
Back Nine Aerial LLC
New Berlin, WI
Certificate issued
2026-10-21
Airworthiness date
1981-12-22
Registration expires
2033-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A47C90
Mode S (octal)
51076220
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

  • 2033-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-10-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N38885 to the current registrant.
  • 1981-12-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965-05-20
    N38885 previously assigned to a Piper J5B (s/n 5-1105); cancelled.
Overview

About N38885

N38885 is a 1981 Bell 206L I/C30P (FAA model 206L-1), serial number 45726. The FAA register lists Back Nine Aerial LLC as the registrant in New Berlin, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 21, 2026 and expires on October 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250 SER 250HP 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 December 22, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38885.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38885.

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.