Turbine helicopter

N501JS

1995 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1995
Serial
5195
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Shelby County Sheriffs Office (Government)
Based
Columbiana, AL
1995 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N501JS.
Registration record

N501JS on the FAA register

Type
1995 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Serial
5195
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Shelby County Sheriffs Office
Columbiana, AL
Certificate issued
2015-08-14
Airworthiness date
1995-01-31
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A63E80
Mode S (octal)
51437200
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).
  • 2015-08-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N501JS to the current registrant.
  • 1997-03-28
    N501JS previously assigned to a Air Tractor AT-400 (s/n AT4000485); cancelled.
  • 1995-01-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N501JS

N501JS is a 1995 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 5195. The FAA register lists Shelby County Sheriffs Office as the registrant in Columbiana, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 14, 2015 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20 series 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 January 31, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N501JS. 2 earlier records involve 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 Turbine Helicopters type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-07-02 Accident · Huffman, TX Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · FTW96FA288
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-400 — a different aircraft that carried the N501JS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: corroded flight control components, due to the operator's inadequate maintenance and inspection of the airplane; the pilot's failure to follow procedures and directives, by flying the airplane without proper maintenance and annual inspection; and subsequent failure of a corroded flight control component.
1984-06-18 Accident · Portland, AR Damage: Substantial NTSB · MKC84LA178B
Reported aircraft: Snow AT400 — a different aircraft that carried the N501JS registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters aircraft

All 852 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Alabama

All 4,349 aircraft registered in Alabama →
Similar aircraft

Other turbine helicopters on the register

  • N193BH1995 Eurocopter AS 350B-2 Turbine Helicopters
  • N505MK2018 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
  • N114SF1995 Bell 206L-4 Turbine Helicopters
  • N126PJ2010 American Eurocopter AS350B3
  • N229HL1995 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters
  • N865HS1977 Hughes 369C
More from Bell

Bell models on the register

Own N501JS?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Bell aircraft for sale· Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters overview· Aircraft registered in Alabama· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.