Turbine helicopter

N516LE

1978 Bell 206L I/C30P

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
45162
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C28 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rotor Republic LLC (LLC)
Based
Orlando, FL
1978 Bell 206L I/C30P
Representative photo of a Bell 206L I/C30P. Not a photo of N516LE.
Registration record

N516LE on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bell 206L I/C30P (FAA: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1)
Serial
45162
Engines
Allison 250-C28 series
Registered owner
Rotor Republic LLC
Orlando, FL
Certificate issued
2025-08-07
Airworthiness date
2006-01-06
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A678B8
Mode S (octal)
51474270
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

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N516LE.
  • 2006-01-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N516LE

N516LE is a 1978 Bell 206L I/C30P (FAA model 206L-1), serial number 45162. The FAA register lists Rotor Republic LLC as the registrant in Orlando, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 7, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C28 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 January 6, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N516LE.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
339 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Bell 206L I/C30P type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N516LE.

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.