Turbine helicopter

N438AE

2012 Bell 206L-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
52445
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C30P
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Evac Ems Inc (Corporation)
Based
O Fallon, MO
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Registration record

N438AE on the FAA register

Type
2012 Bell 206L-4
Serial
52445
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C30P
Registered owner
Air Evac Ems Inc
O Fallon, MO
Certificate issued
2023-10-30
Airworthiness date
2012-10-31
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A540DB
Mode S (octal)
51240333
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
339 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$1,500,000 to $2,375,000
Middle half of 3 live Bell 206L-4 listings, 2007–2011 models (median $1,800,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N438AE.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N438AE to the current registrant.
  • 2012-10-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2008-03-07
    N438AE previously assigned to a Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2 (s/n 9147); cancelled.
Overview

About N438AE

N438AE is a 2012 Bell 206L-4, serial number 52445. The FAA register lists Air Evac Ems Inc as the registrant in O Fallon, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 30, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C30P engine and 5 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 October 31, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N438AE.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
339 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N438AE.

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.