Turbine helicopter

N490WM

2008 Bell 206B III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
4652
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20J
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
South Florida Water Management District (Government)
Based
West Palm Beach, FL
2008 Bell 206B III
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III. Not a photo of N490WM.
Registration record

N490WM on the FAA register

Type
2008 Bell 206B III
Serial
4652
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20J
Registered owner
South Florida Water Management District
West Palm Beach, FL
Certificate issued
2018-08-13
Airworthiness date
2018-02-07
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A61218
Mode S (octal)
51411030
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

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-08-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N490WM.
  • 2018-02-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2008
    Manufactured (2008).
Overview

About N490WM

N490WM is a 2008 Bell 206B III, serial number 4652. The FAA register lists South Florida Water Management District as the registrant in West Palm Beach, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 13, 2018 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C20J 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 standard category (normal), dated February 7, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N490WM.

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 N490WM.

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.