Turbine helicopter

N6501S

1990 Bell 206L-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1990
Serial
51395
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C30P
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
International Air Services Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Carson City, NV
1990 Bell 206L-3
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Registration record

N6501S on the FAA register

Type
1990 Bell 206L-3
Serial
51395
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C30P
Registered owner
International Air Services Inc Trustee
Carson City, NV
Certificate issued
2021-05-28
Airworthiness date
2021-06-08
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A88F46
Mode S (octal)
52107506
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
339 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-06-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2021-05-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N6501S to the current registrant.
  • 2019-09-06
    N6501S previously assigned to a DJI Phantom 3 Profession (s/n P76DCF23016695); cancelled.
  • 1990
    Manufactured (1990).
  • 1988-08-22
    N6501S previously assigned to a Cessna 150H (s/n 15067301); cancelled.
Overview

About N6501S

N6501S is a 1990 Bell 206L-3, serial number 51395. The FAA register lists International Air Services Inc Trustee as the registrant in Carson City, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 28, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C30P engine and 7 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 June 8, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6501S. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
339 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Bell 206L-3 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Bell 206L-3 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-11-08 Accident · Cumberland, WI Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · CHI88LA019
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150H — a different aircraft that carried the N6501S registration before this airframe.
1971-09-03 Accident · Bruce Crosng,Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3344
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150H — a different aircraft that carried the N6501S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: F WO REFUELING,BECAME LOST AGAIN,NO ARPT FOUND.

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.