N56BL
1982 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
N56BL on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2028-07-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2013-09-20N56BL previously assigned to a Homebuilt Rutan Varieze (s/n 1425); cancelled.
- 2007-10-15Certificate of registration issued as N56BL to the current registrant.
- 2006-09-18Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
- 1982Manufactured (1982).
About N56BL
N56BL is a 1982 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 3502. The FAA register lists Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Cahokia, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 15, 2007 and expires on July 31, 2028.
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 September 18, 2006.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N56BL.
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Accident & incident history
✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N56BL.
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.
