Turbine helicopter

N98AL

1980 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
2985
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Avere LLC (LLC)
Based
Twin Falls, ID
1980 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N98AL.
Registration record

N98AL on the FAA register

Type
1980 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Serial
2985
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Registered owner
Avere LLC
Twin Falls, ID
Certificate issued
2023-08-19
Airworthiness date
1980-06-17
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADA8D6
Mode S (octal)
53324326
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 N98AL.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N98AL to the current registrant.
  • 1996-10-10
    N98AL previously assigned to a Mitsubishi MU-2B-15 (s/n 105); cancelled.
  • 1980-06-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N98AL

N98AL is a 1980 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 2985. The FAA register lists Avere LLC as the registrant in Twin Falls, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 19, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

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 standard category (normal), dated June 17, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N98AL.

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 N98AL.

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.