Turbine helicopter

N94EC

Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
3200
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Helicopter Air Transport Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Lynchburg, VA
Registration record

N94EC on the FAA register

Type
Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III
Serial
3200
Engines
1
Registered owner
Helicopter Air Transport Service Inc
Lynchburg, VA
Certificate issued
2014-12-15
Airworthiness date
1981-01-08
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD0B36
Mode S (octal)
53205466
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
379 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-12-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N94EC.
  • 1981-01-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N94EC

N94EC is a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III, serial number 3200. The FAA register lists Helicopter Air Transport Service Inc as the registrant in Lynchburg, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 15, 2014 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter 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 January 8, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N94EC. 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 / 206B-2 / 206B II/III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-02-24 Accident · Colorado Spring, CO Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · DEN89LA080
Reported aircraft: Eller BD-5B — a different aircraft that carried the N94EC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF FUEL LINES WHICH WERE PINCHED OFF CAUSING FUEL STARVATION WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TERRAIN FEATURES INCLUDING LOOSE GRAVEL SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

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.