Turbine helicopter

N508XS

1976 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
1957
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Casper, WY
1976 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N508XS.
Registration record

N508XS on the FAA register

Type
1976 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Serial
1957
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee
Casper, WY
Certificate issued
2026-02-12
Airworthiness date
2014-03-10
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A659C6
Mode S (octal)
51454706
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
$374,500 to $599,000
Middle half of 9 live Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters listings, 1966–1985 models (median $399,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N508XS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N508XS.
  • 2014-03-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
Overview

About N508XS

N508XS is a 1976 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 1957. The FAA register lists Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee as the registrant in Casper, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 12, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C20B 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 March 10, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N508XS.

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 N508XS.

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.