Turbine helicopter

N57LP

Bell 206L-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
52185
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C30P
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Panther Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Belle Chasse, LA
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Registration record

N57LP on the FAA register

Type
Bell 206L-4
Serial
52185
Engines
Allison 250-C30P
Registered owner
Panther Helicopters Inc
Belle Chasse, LA
Certificate issued
2025-08-23
Airworthiness date
2019-04-15
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A74D18
Mode S (octal)
51646430
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
339 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$1,525,000 to $2,231,250
Middle half of 4 live Bell 206L-4 listings, 1997–2011 models (median $1,700,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N57LP.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N57LP to the current registrant.
  • 2019-04-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2004-12-15
    N57LP previously assigned to a Homebuilt Phantom I (s/n 598); cancelled.
Overview

About N57LP

N57LP is a Bell 206L-4, serial number 52185. The FAA register lists Panther Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 23, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C30P engine and 5 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 April 15, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N57LP.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
339 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N57LP.

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.