Turbine helicopter

N89AP

1973 Bell 206B III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
975
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 400HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blue Dasher Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Glastonbury, CT
1973 Bell 206B III
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III. Not a photo of N89AP.
Registration record

N89AP on the FAA register

Type
1973 Bell 206B III
Serial
975
Engines
Allison 250 SER 400HP
Registered owner
Blue Dasher Aviation LLC
Glastonbury, CT
Certificate issued
2023-02-16
Airworthiness date
1977-05-13
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AC4309
Mode S (octal)
53041411
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
$510,000 to $624,500
Middle half of 5 live Bell 206B III listings, 1974–1980 models (median $558,726). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N89AP.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N89AP to the current registrant.
  • 2011-02-08
    N89AP previously assigned to a Beechcraft 3 TM (s/n CA135); cancelled.
  • 1977-05-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N89AP

N89AP is a 1973 Bell 206B III, serial number 975. The FAA register lists Blue Dasher Aviation LLC as the registrant in Glastonbury, Connecticut. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 16, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250 SER 400HP 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 restricted category, dated May 13, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N89AP.

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 N89AP.

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.