Turbine helicopter

N486BC

2020 Robinson R66

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
1017
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Chopper 560 LLC (LLC)
Based
Virginia Beach, VA
2020 Robinson R66
Representative photo of a Robinson R66. Not a photo of N486BC.
Registration record

N486BC on the FAA register

Type
2020 Robinson R66
Serial
1017
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1
Registered owner
Chopper 560 LLC
Virginia Beach, VA
Certificate issued
2021-02-03
Airworthiness date
2020-11-17
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5FEFF
Mode S (octal)
51377377
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
270 nm
Cruise (type)
115 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$740,000 to $1,425,000
Middle half of 15 live Robinson R66 listings, 2012–2026 models (median $1,047,172). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N486BC.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N486BC.
  • 2020-11-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N486BC

N486BC is a 2020 Robinson R66, serial number 1017. The FAA register lists Chopper 560 LLC as the registrant in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 3, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1 engine and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 115 knots and a range of about 270 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 17, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N486BC.

Cruise
115 kt
Range
270 nm
Fuel burn
23 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N486BC.

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.