Turbine helicopter

N566AF

1981 Bell 206L I/C30P

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
45565
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C28B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rickards Aviation Group LLC (LLC)
Based
Dagsboro, DE
1981 Bell 206L I/C30P
Representative photo of a Bell 206L I/C30P. Not a photo of N566AF.
Registration record

N566AF on the FAA register

Type
1981 Bell 206L I/C30P (FAA: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1)
Serial
45565
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C28B
Registered owner
Rickards Aviation Group LLC
Dagsboro, DE
Certificate issued
2023-03-08
Airworthiness date
2022-11-04
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A73D3A
Mode S (octal)
51636472
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

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N566AF.
  • 2022-11-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N566AF

N566AF is a 1981 Bell 206L I/C30P (FAA model 206L-1), serial number 45565. The FAA register lists Rickards Aviation Group LLC as the registrant in Dagsboro, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 8, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C28B 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 November 4, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N566AF.

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 N566AF.

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.