Turbine helicopter

N988B

2005 Bell 206L-4

Registered 3 NTSB/FAA records
Built
2005
Serial
52304
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250 20&30 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Heli Works Flight Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Deer Lodge, MT
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Registration record

N988B on the FAA register

Type
2005 Bell 206L-4 (FAA: Bell 206-L4)
Serial
52304
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250 20&30 series
Registered owner
Heli Works Flight Services LLC
Deer Lodge, MT
Certificate issued
2023-05-13
Airworthiness date
2005-02-24
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADC8F5
Mode S (octal)
53344365
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
339 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$1,525,000 to $2,231,250
Middle half of 4 live Bell 206L-4 listings, 1997–2011 models (median $1,700,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N988B.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-26
    Accident at Anaconda, MT; damage: destroyed.
  • 2023-05-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N988B to the current registrant.
  • 2005-02-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1975-08-27
    N988B previously assigned to a Bell 47G-2 (s/n 1416); cancelled.
  • 1975-07-02
    Accident at Napa,Ca, 05; damage: destroyed.
  • 1973-10-13
    Accident at Brentwood,Calif, 05; damage: destroyed.
Overview

About N988B

N988B is a 2005 Bell 206L-4 (FAA model 206-L4), serial number 52304. The FAA register lists Heli Works Flight Services LLC as the registrant in Deer Lodge, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 13, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250 20&30 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 124 knots and a range of about 339 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 24, 2005.

N988B has 3 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
339 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-04-26 Accident · Anaconda, MT Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · WPR24FA132
Reported aircraft: Bell 206-L4
Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a loss of cooling oil to the turbine-to-compressor coupling shaft and subsequent fracture of the shaft at an altitude too low for the pilot to complete a successful autorotation. Contributing to the accident was carbon buildup in the piccolo tube screen and nozzles and the disintegration of the spur adapter gearshaft O-rings for reasons that could not be determined.
NTSB report ↗
1975-07-02 Accident · Napa,Ca, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2066
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-2
Probable cause: EPARATED FROM ROTOR YOKE. PN 47-641-052-3.
1973-10-13 Accident · Brentwood,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3042
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G2
Probable cause: POWER SETTLING.

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.