Turbine helicopter

N49MA

1992 Bell 206L-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1992
Serial
52001
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C30 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Av8-Orr Helicopter Services Inc (Corporation)
Based
Hamilton, MT
1992 Bell 206L-4
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Registration record

N49MA on the FAA register

Type
1992 Bell 206L-4 (FAA: Bell 206-L4)
Serial
52001
Engines
Allison 250-C30 series
Registered owner
Av8-Orr Helicopter Services Inc
Hamilton, MT
Certificate issued
2025-02-26
Airworthiness date
1999-10-27
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A60ED3
Mode S (octal)
51407323
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
339 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N49MA to the current registrant.
  • 1999-10-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1992
    Manufactured (1992).
Overview

About N49MA

N49MA is a 1992 Bell 206L-4 (FAA model 206-L4), serial number 52001. The FAA register lists Av8-Orr Helicopter Services Inc as the registrant in Hamilton, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 26, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C30 series engine and 7 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 27, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N49MA. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
339 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-03-20 Accident · St. Thomas Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA85LA127
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft E18S — a different aircraft that carried the N49MA registration before this airframe.
1979-09-15 Incident · Newburgh,Ny, 32 Damage: Minor NTSB · 5 0044
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft E18S — a different aircraft that carried the N49MA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NBOUND WITH CARGO FOR OTRS.

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.