Turbine helicopter

N712M

1983 Bell 206L-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
51072
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C30 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Scotts Helicopter Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Le Sueur, MN
1983 Bell 206L-3
Representative photo of a Bell 206L-3. Not a photo of N712M.
Registration record

N712M on the FAA register

Type
1983 Bell 206L-3
Serial
51072
Engines
Allison 250-C30 series
Registered owner
Scotts Helicopter Service Inc
Le Sueur, MN
Certificate issued
2023-04-21
Airworthiness date
1999-05-24
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A9848E
Mode S (octal)
52302216
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

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N712M to the current registrant.
  • 1999-05-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1983
    Manufactured (1983).
  • 1931-01-26
    N712M previously assigned to a Homebuilt Cleone 7M (s/n 103); cancelled.
Overview

About N712M

N712M is a 1983 Bell 206L-3, serial number 51072. The FAA register lists Scotts Helicopter Service Inc as the registrant in Le Sueur, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 21, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C30 series 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 restricted category, dated May 24, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N712M.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
339 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N712M.

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.