Turbine helicopter

N8NF

1978 Bell 206B III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
2537
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
City of Pasadena + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Pasadena, CA
1978 Bell 206B III
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III. Not a photo of N8NF.
Registration record

N8NF on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bell 206B III
Serial
2537
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Registered owner
City of Pasadena + 1 co-owner
Pasadena, CA
Certificate issued
1985-10-28
Airworthiness date
1978-12-15
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AADE5D
Mode S (octal)
52557135
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
$527,500 to $654,415
Middle half of 6 live Bell 206B III listings, 1974–1984 models (median $578,863). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N8NF.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1985-10-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N8NF to the current registrant.
  • 1978-12-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8NF

N8NF is a 1978 Bell 206B III, serial number 2537. The FAA register lists City of Pasadena + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Pasadena, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 28, 1985 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250 SER 250HP 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 December 15, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8NF.

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 N8NF.

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.