Turbine helicopter

N716VL

1992 Bell 206B III

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1992
Serial
4203
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Airwayplanner.Com LLC (LLC)
Based
Sands Point, NY
1992 Bell 206B III
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III. Not a photo of N716VL.
Registration record

N716VL on the FAA register

Type
1992 Bell 206B III
Serial
4203
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Airwayplanner.Com LLC
Sands Point, NY
Certificate issued
2017-11-28
Airworthiness date
1992-03-04
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9943D
Mode S (octal)
52312075
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
$520,000 to $683,330
Middle half of 9 live Bell 206B III listings, 1984–2001 models (median $599,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N716VL.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-10-21
    Accident at Point Lookout, NY; damage: substantial.
  • 2017-11-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N716VL.
  • 1992-03-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N716VL

N716VL is a 1992 Bell 206B III, serial number 4203. The FAA register lists Airwayplanner.Com LLC as the registrant in Sands Point, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 28, 2017 and expires on November 30, 2027.

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 March 4, 1992.

N716VL has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
379 nm
Fuel burn
11 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2020-10-21 Accident · Point Lookout, NY Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA21LA028
Reported aircraft: Bell 206
Probable cause: The pilot s decision to depart on a visual flight rules flight, and to continue that flight into forecasted and deteriorating instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) in a helicopter that was not equipped for flight in IMC, which resulted in the pilot s spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of control.

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.