Turbine helicopter

N979RH

1989 Bell 206B III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
4080
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Turbines Ltd (Corporation)
Based
West Point, NE
1989 Bell 206B III
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III. Not a photo of N979RH.
Registration record

N979RH on the FAA register

Type
1989 Bell 206B III
Serial
4080
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Turbines Ltd
West Point, NE
Certificate issued
2025-03-22
Airworthiness date
1990-01-05
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADA693
Mode S (octal)
53323223
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
$490,000 to $675,495
Middle half of 10 live Bell 206B III listings, 1979–1995 models (median $555,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N979RH.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N979RH.
  • 1990-01-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1989
    Manufactured (1989).
Overview

About N979RH

N979RH is a 1989 Bell 206B III, serial number 4080. The FAA register lists Turbines Ltd as the registrant in West Point, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 22, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

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 5, 1990.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N979RH.

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 N979RH.

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.