Turbine helicopter

N88TA

1980 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
2990
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 317HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Northwest Helicopters I Inc (Corporation)
Based
Olympia, WA
1980 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N88TA.
Registration record

N88TA on the FAA register

Type
1980 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Serial
2990
Engines
Allison 250 SER 317HP
Registered owner
Northwest Helicopters I Inc
Olympia, WA
Certificate issued
2006-11-08
Airworthiness date
1980-04-24
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC1D26
Mode S (octal)
53016446
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 N88TA.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-11-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N88TA.
  • 1980-04-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N88TA

N88TA is a 1980 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 2990. The FAA register lists Northwest Helicopters I Inc as the registrant in Olympia, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 8, 2006 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250 SER 317HP 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 April 24, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N88TA.

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 N88TA.

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.