Turbine helicopter

N63888

1989 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
3990
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Skull Valley, AZ
1989 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
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Registration record

N63888 on the FAA register

Type
1989 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters (FAA: Bell 206B-III)
Serial
3990
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Skull Valley, AZ
Certificate issued
2024-04-12
Airworthiness date
2002-06-22
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A85F05
Mode S (octal)
52057405
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
$399,000 to $599,000
Middle half of 7 live Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters listings, 1980–1994 models (median $525,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N63888.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N63888 to the current registrant.
  • 2002-06-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1993-09-30
    N63888 previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 277854033); cancelled.
  • 1989
    Manufactured (1989).
Overview

About N63888

N63888 is a 1989 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters (FAA model 206B-III), serial number 3990. It is registered to co-owners in Skull Valley, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 12, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

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 June 22, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N63888. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
379 nm
Fuel burn
11 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-03-29 Accident · Estacada, OR Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · SEA93FA084
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-23-250 — a different aircraft that carried the N63888 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE (AND/OR ALTITUDE) FROM MOUTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, CLOUDS, LOW CEILINGS, AND THE HIGH (MOUNTAINOUS) TERRAIN IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT SITE.
1979-01-23 Accident · Utica,Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0788
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-23 — a different aircraft that carried the N63888 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.