Turbine helicopter

N81AL

1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
2782
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Hallettsville, TX
1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
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Registration record

N81AL on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Serial
2782
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hallettsville, TX
Certificate issued
2023-09-23
Airworthiness date
2005-06-03
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB070E
Mode S (octal)
52603416
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 N81AL.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N81AL to the current registrant.
  • 2005-06-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N81AL

N81AL is a 1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 2782. It is registered to co-owners in Hallettsville, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 23, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C20B 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 June 3, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N81AL.

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 N81AL.

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.