Turbine helicopter

N59479

1973 Bell 206B III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
1194
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 400HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Summit Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Salem, VA
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1973 Bell 206B III
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Registration record

N59479 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Bell 206B III
Serial
1194
Engines
Allison 250 SER 400HP
Registered owner
Summit Helicopters Inc
Salem, VA
Certificate issued
2006-11-15
Airworthiness date
2010-02-08
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A7AFB2
Mode S (octal)
51727662
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
$510,000 to $624,500
Middle half of 5 live Bell 206B III listings, 1974–1980 models (median $558,726). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N59479.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-02-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2006-11-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N59479.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N59479

N59479 is a 1973 Bell 206B III, serial number 1194. The FAA register lists Summit Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Salem, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 15, 2006 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250 SER 400HP 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 experimental category (research & development), dated February 8, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N59479.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
379 nm
Fuel burn
11 gph

Published figures for the Bell 206B III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Bell 206B III specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N59479.

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.