Turbine helicopter

N398WC

1976 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
1966
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bucks Air Charters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
1976 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N398WC.
Registration record

N398WC on the FAA register

Type
1976 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Serial
1966
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Bucks Air Charters Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2017-02-02
Airworthiness date
2005-06-19
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4A278
Mode S (octal)
51121170
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
379 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$374,500 to $599,000
Middle half of 9 live Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters listings, 1966–1985 models (median $399,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N398WC.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-02-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N398WC.
  • 2005-06-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
Overview

About N398WC

N398WC is a 1976 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 1966. The FAA register lists Bucks Air Charters Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 2, 2017 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20 series engine and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 118 knots and a range of about 379 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 19, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N398WC.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
379 nm
Fuel burn
11 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N398WC.

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.