Turbine helicopter

N57EF

1971 Bell 206B-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
660
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ck Helicopters LLC (LLC)
Based
Jasper, IN
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Registration record

N57EF on the FAA register

Type
1971 Bell 206B-2
Serial
660
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Registered owner
Ck Helicopters LLC
Jasper, IN
Certificate issued
2021-01-21
Airworthiness date
2011-03-31
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A74C7A
Mode S (octal)
51646172
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
379 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-01-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N57EF to the current registrant.
  • 2011-03-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2005-02-23
    N57EF previously assigned to a Piper P-Navajo (s/n 31P-7400215); cancelled.
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
Overview

About N57EF

N57EF is a 1971 Bell 206B-2, serial number 660. The FAA register lists Ck Helicopters LLC as the registrant in Jasper, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 21, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028.

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 standard category (normal), dated March 31, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N57EF. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
379 nm
Fuel burn
11 gph

Published figures for the Bell 206B-2 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-08-20 Accident · Clarkson, NY Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · IAD04FA040
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31P — a different aircraft that carried the N57EF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel by his failure to select the proper fuel tank which resulted in starvation and subsequent loss of engine power in both engines.

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.