Turbine helicopter

N956KB

1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
2717
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Irie Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Trenton, NJ
1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N956KB.
Registration record

N956KB on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters (FAA: Bell 206B-III)
Serial
2717
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Irie Leasing LLC
Trenton, NJ
Certificate issued
2017-08-01
Airworthiness date
1997-01-06
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD4BD4
Mode S (octal)
53245724
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 N956KB.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N956KB.
  • 1997-01-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N956KB

N956KB is a 1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters (FAA model 206B-III), serial number 2717. The FAA register lists Irie Leasing LLC as the registrant in Trenton, New Jersey. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 1, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20 series 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 January 6, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N956KB.

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 N956KB.

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.