Turbine helicopter

N974WB

1974 Bell 206B III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
1425
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ck Helicopters LLC (LLC)
Based
Jasper, IN
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1974 Bell 206B III
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Registration record

N974WB on the FAA register

Type
1974 Bell 206B III
Serial
1425
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Registered owner
Ck Helicopters LLC
Jasper, IN
Certificate issued
2025-01-16
Airworthiness date
2025-08-04
Registration expires
2032-01-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AD9477
Mode S (octal)
53312167
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 N974WB.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 2025-01-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N974WB.
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
Overview

About N974WB

N974WB is a 1974 Bell 206B III, serial number 1425. The FAA register lists Ck Helicopters LLC as the registrant in Jasper, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 16, 2025 and expires on January 31, 2032.

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 restricted category, dated August 4, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N974WB.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N974WB.

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.