Turbine helicopter

N522MA

1980 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
2986
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Provine Helicopter Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Greenwood, MS
1980 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N522MA.
Registration record

N522MA on the FAA register

Type
1980 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Serial
2986
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Registered owner
Provine Helicopter Service Inc
Greenwood, MS
Certificate issued
2025-06-13
Airworthiness date
2008-07-28
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A69170
Mode S (octal)
51510560
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
$399,000 to $599,000
Middle half of 8 live Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters listings, 1975–1985 models (median $462,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N522MA.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N522MA to the current registrant.
  • 2008-07-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N522MA

N522MA is a 1980 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 2986. The FAA register lists Provine Helicopter Service Inc as the registrant in Greenwood, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 13, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 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 multiple category, dated July 28, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N522MA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
379 nm
Fuel burn
11 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-12-14 Accident · Columbia, SC Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL83LA064
Reported aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N522MA 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.