Turbine helicopter

N483R

1969 Bell 206B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
483
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Van Horn Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Tempe, AZ
1969 Bell 206B
Representative photo of a Bell 206B. Not a photo of N483R.
Registration record

N483R on the FAA register

Type
1969 Bell 206B
Serial
483
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Van Horn Aviation LLC
Tempe, AZ
Certificate issued
2019-09-24
Airworthiness date
2026-05-05
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A5F535
Mode S (octal)
51372465
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
379 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2019-09-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N483R.
  • 1969
    Manufactured (1969).
Overview

About N483R

N483R is a 1969 Bell 206B, serial number 483. The FAA register lists Van Horn Aviation LLC as the registrant in Tempe, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 24, 2019 and expires on September 30, 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 experimental category (research & development), dated May 5, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N483R.

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 N483R.

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.