Turbine helicopter

N71HM

1994 Bell 206L-4 Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1994
Serial
52114
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C30P
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Summit Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Salem, VA
1994 Bell 206L-4 Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 206L-4 Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N71HM.
Registration record

N71HM on the FAA register

Type
1994 Bell 206L-4 Turbine Helicopters (FAA: Bell 206-L4)
Serial
52114
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C30P
Registered owner
Summit Helicopters Inc
Salem, VA
Certificate issued
2013-02-26
Airworthiness date
2014-08-05
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A97A6F
Mode S (octal)
52275157
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
339 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-08-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 2013-02-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N71HM to the current registrant.
  • 1994
    Manufactured (1994).
  • 1992-05-27
    N71HM previously assigned to a Homebuilt BD-5 (s/n 2061); cancelled.
Overview

About N71HM

N71HM is a 1994 Bell 206L-4 Turbine Helicopters (FAA model 206-L4), serial number 52114. The FAA register lists Summit Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Salem, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 26, 2013 and expires on February 28, 2029.

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 restricted category, dated August 5, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N71HM. 1 earlier record involves 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-4 Turbine Helicopters type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-05-20 Accident · Farmington, NM Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN89DQA01
Reported aircraft: Mccoy BD-5 — a different aircraft that carried the N71HM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DUE TO A FAULTY CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE ENGINE IGNITION SYSTEM AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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.