Turbine helicopter

N5TV

1988 Bell 206B III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
4036
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Linden, NJ
1988 Bell 206B III
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III. Not a photo of N5TV.
Registration record

N5TV on the FAA register

Type
1988 Bell 206B III
Serial
4036
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Helicopters Inc
Linden, NJ
Certificate issued
2003-06-23
Airworthiness date
1989-01-23
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A636FB
Mode S (octal)
51433373
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
$495,000 to $667,660
Middle half of 11 live Bell 206B III listings, 1978–1995 models (median $565,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N5TV.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-08-28
    N5TV previously assigned to a Beechcraft 58 Baron (s/n TH-193); cancelled.
  • 2003-06-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N5TV to the current registrant.
  • 1989-01-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1988
    Manufactured (1988).
Overview

About N5TV

N5TV is a 1988 Bell 206B III, serial number 4036. The FAA register lists Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Linden, New Jersey. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 23, 2003 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20 series 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 January 23, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5TV. 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 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

2002-12-24 Accident · Egypt, AR Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · FTW03FA064
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft BE-58 — a different aircraft that carried the N5TV registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into severe icing conditions. A contributing factor was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning.

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.