Turbine helicopter

N608RA

1978 Bell 206B III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
2511
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
North Wind Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Chelan, WA
1978 Bell 206B III
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III. Not a photo of N608RA.
Registration record

N608RA on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bell 206B III
Serial
2511
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Registered owner
North Wind Aviation LLC
Chelan, WA
Certificate issued
2017-12-12
Airworthiness date
2016-03-22
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A7E66F
Mode S (octal)
51763157
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
$527,500 to $654,415
Middle half of 6 live Bell 206B III listings, 1974–1984 models (median $578,863). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N608RA.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-12-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N608RA.
  • 2016-03-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N608RA

N608RA is a 1978 Bell 206B III, serial number 2511. The FAA register lists North Wind Aviation LLC as the registrant in Chelan, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 12, 2017 and expires on December 31, 2027.

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 restricted category, dated March 22, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N608RA. 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

1982-01-06 Accident · Mammoth Lakes, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX82DA039
Reported aircraft: Aerospatiale SA-316B — a different aircraft that carried the N608RA registration before this airframe.

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.