Turbine helicopter

N388JC

1981 Bell 206L I/C30P

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
45568
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C28 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sweetwater Landing LLC (LLC)
Based
Helena, MT
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1981 Bell 206L I/C30P
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Registration record

N388JC on the FAA register

Type
1981 Bell 206L I/C30P (FAA: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1)
Serial
45568
Engines
Allison 250-C28 series
Registered owner
Sweetwater Landing LLC
Helena, MT
Certificate issued
2025-08-01
Airworthiness date
1984-07-19
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A479CD
Mode S (octal)
51074715
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

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N388JC.
  • 1984-07-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N388JC

N388JC is a 1981 Bell 206L I/C30P (FAA model 206L-1), serial number 45568. The FAA register lists Sweetwater Landing LLC as the registrant in Helena, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 1, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

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 July 19, 1984.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N388JC.

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 N388JC.

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.