Turbine helicopter

N68PH

1988 Bell 206B III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
3988
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mercury Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Flowood, MS
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1988 Bell 206B III
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Registration record

N68PH on the FAA register

Type
1988 Bell 206B III
Serial
3988
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Mercury Aviation Inc
Flowood, MS
Certificate issued
2013-06-05
Airworthiness date
1999-04-08
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9022B
Mode S (octal)
52201053
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 N68PH.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-06-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N68PH.
  • 1999-04-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1988
    Manufactured (1988).
Overview

About N68PH

N68PH is a 1988 Bell 206B III, serial number 3988. The FAA register lists Mercury Aviation Inc as the registrant in Flowood, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 5, 2013 and expires on June 30, 2029.

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 April 8, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N68PH.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
379 nm
Fuel burn
11 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N68PH.

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.