Turbine helicopter

N431CA

1978 Bell 206B III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
2517
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Chem-Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Shreveport, LA
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1978 Bell 206B III
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Registration record

N431CA on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bell 206B III
Serial
2517
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Chem-Air LLC
Shreveport, LA
Certificate issued
2016-02-22
Airworthiness date
2016-06-17
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A52708
Mode S (octal)
51223410
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
$527,500 to $654,415
Middle half of 6 live Bell 206B III listings, 1974–1984 models (median $578,863). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N431CA.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-06-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 2016-02-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N431CA to the current registrant.
  • 2009-05-27
    N431CA previously assigned to a Bombardier Challenger 850 / CRJ-200 (s/n 7472); cancelled.
  • 1978-09-20
    N431CA previously assigned to a Learjet 23 (s/n 23-030); cancelled.
Overview

About N431CA

N431CA is a 1978 Bell 206B III, serial number 2517. The FAA register lists Chem-Air LLC as the registrant in Shreveport, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 22, 2016 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C20B 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 multiple category, dated June 17, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N431CA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
379 nm
Fuel burn
11 gph

Published figures for the Bell 206B III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Bell 206B III specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-08-27 Accident · Lexington, KY Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DCA06MA064
Reported aircraft: Bombardier, CRJ-100 — a different aircraft that carried the N431CA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the flight crewmembers's failure to use available cues and aids to identify the airplane's location on the airport surface during taxi and their failure to cross-check and verify that the airplane was on the correct runway before takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the flight crew's nonpertinent conversation during taxi, which resulted in a loss of positional awareness, and the Federal Aviation Administration's failure to require that all runway crossings be authorized only by specific air traffic control clearances.

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.