Turbine helicopter

N97PH

1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
2632
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Provine Helicopter Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Greenwood, MS
1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
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Registration record

N97PH on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Serial
2632
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Provine Helicopter Service Inc
Greenwood, MS
Certificate issued
1993-04-08
Airworthiness date
1993-04-09
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD8299
Mode S (octal)
53301231
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 N97PH.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1993-04-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1993-04-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N97PH.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N97PH

N97PH is a 1979 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 2632. The FAA register lists Provine Helicopter Service Inc as the registrant in Greenwood, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 8, 1993 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 April 9, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N97PH.

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 N97PH.

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.