Turbine helicopter

N5001K

1978 Bell 206B III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
2408
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Montana Air Tankers LLC (LLC)
Based
Three Forks, MT
1978 Bell 206B III
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III. Not a photo of N5001K.
Registration record

N5001K on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bell 206B III
Serial
2408
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Registered owner
Montana Air Tankers LLC
Three Forks, MT
Certificate issued
2021-11-18
Airworthiness date
1978-05-18
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A63C75
Mode S (octal)
51436165
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
379 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$527,500 to $654,415
Middle half of 6 live Bell 206B III listings, 1974–1984 models (median $578,863). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N5001K.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-11-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N5001K.
  • 1978-05-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N5001K

N5001K is a 1978 Bell 206B III, serial number 2408. The FAA register lists Montana Air Tankers LLC as the registrant in Three Forks, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 18, 2021 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250 SER 250HP 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 May 18, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5001K. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
379 nm
Fuel burn
11 gph

Published figures for the Bell 206B III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Bell 206B III specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-10-26 Incident · Woodstown Nj, 32 Damage: Minor NTSB · 4 0033
Reported aircraft: Lockheed L-188 — a different aircraft that carried the N5001K registration before this airframe.

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.