Turbine helicopter

N449B

1995 Bell 230

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1995
Serial
23034
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Allison 250-C30G/2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Airtrust LLC - 16 - Series 16 Trustee (LLC)
Based
Sheridan, WY
1995 Bell 230
Representative photo of a Bell 230. Not a photo of N449B.
Registration record

N449B on the FAA register

Type
1995 Bell 230
Serial
23034
Engines
2 × Allison 250-C30G/2
Registered owner
Airtrust LLC - 16 - Series 16 Trustee
Sheridan, WY
Certificate issued
2024-10-17
Airworthiness date
2019-10-16
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A56C25
Mode S (octal)
51266045
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N449B to the current registrant.
  • 2019-10-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2013-01-31
    N449B previously assigned to a Beechcraft A35 (s/n D-1650); cancelled.
  • 1995
    Manufactured (1995).
Overview

About N449B

N449B is a 1995 Bell 230, serial number 23034. The FAA register lists Airtrust LLC - 16 - Series 16 Trustee as the registrant in Sheridan, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 17, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Allison 250-C30G/2 engines and 11 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated October 16, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N449B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-11-27 Accident · Mcdonough Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3803
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft A35 — a different aircraft that carried the N449B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OF FUEL-TANK SELECTOR VALVE.

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.