Turbine helicopter

N78ME

1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
3442
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Elliott Enterprises Group LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
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Registration record

N78ME on the FAA register

Type
1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Serial
3442
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Elliott Enterprises Group LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2016-02-29
Airworthiness date
1996-07-18
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA8F45
Mode S (octal)
52507505
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
$399,000 to $599,000
Middle half of 8 live Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters listings, 1975–1985 models (median $462,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N78ME.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-02-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N78ME to the current registrant.
  • 2005-12-02
    N78ME previously assigned to a Homebuilt Raf 2000 GTX SE (s/n H2-97-8-289); cancelled.
  • 1996-07-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991-04-29
    N78ME previously assigned to a Homebuilt ME One (s/n 4); cancelled.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N78ME

N78ME is a 1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 3442. The FAA register lists Elliott Enterprises Group LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 29, 2016 and expires on February 28, 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 July 18, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78ME. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
379 nm
Fuel burn
11 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-12-12 Accident · Franklin, NY Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · IAD00LA013
Reported aircraft: Rogers Raf 2000 — a different aircraft that carried the N78ME registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: was the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff due to inadequate rotor rpm.

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.