Turbine helicopter

N81PH

1977 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
2315
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Provine Helicopter Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Greenwood, MS
1977 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
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Registration record

N81PH on the FAA register

Type
1977 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Serial
2315
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Provine Helicopter Service Inc
Greenwood, MS
Certificate issued
2000-04-10
Airworthiness date
2000-04-06
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
AB0850
Mode S (octal)
52604120
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 N81PH.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-04-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N81PH to the current registrant.
  • 2000-04-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1997-03-14
    N81PH previously assigned to a Omac Omac I (s/n 002); cancelled.
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N81PH

N81PH is a 1977 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 2315. The FAA register lists Provine Helicopter Service Inc as the registrant in Greenwood, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 10, 2000 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 multiple category, dated April 6, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N81PH. 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

1982-07-22 Accident · Reno, NV Damage: Destroyed NTSB · LAX82FXQ11
Reported aircraft: Omac 1 — a different aircraft that carried the N81PH registration before this airframe.

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.