Turbine helicopter

N9290Z

1978 Bell 206B III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
2452
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Maco Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Dayton, WA
1978 Bell 206B III
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III. Not a photo of N9290Z.
Registration record

N9290Z on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bell 206B III
Serial
2452
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Maco Aviation Inc
Dayton, WA
Certificate issued
2017-06-21
Airworthiness date
2017-06-21
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
ACE209
Mode S (octal)
53161011
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 N9290Z.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-06-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N9290Z to the current registrant.
  • 2017-06-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 2011-05-17
    N9290Z previously assigned to a Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 (s/n 1387); cancelled.
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N9290Z

N9290Z is a 1978 Bell 206B III, serial number 2452. The FAA register lists Maco Aviation Inc as the registrant in Dayton, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 21, 2017 and expires on June 30, 2027.

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 restricted category, dated June 21, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9290Z. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
379 nm
Fuel burn
11 gph

Published figures for the Bell 206B III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Bell 206B III specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2010-07-23 Accident · Ketchikan, AK Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ANC10FA064
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 — a different aircraft that carried the N9290Z registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot s decision to continue the flight toward his destination in significant turbulence and downdrafts, and his subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane while flying low over rising terrain.

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.