Turbine helicopter

N992MR

1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
3265
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Platinum Rigging & Hvac Consulting LLC (LLC)
Based
Covington, GA
1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
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Registration record

N992MR on the FAA register

Type
1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Serial
3265
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Platinum Rigging & Hvac Consulting LLC
Covington, GA
Certificate issued
2025-08-21
Airworthiness date
2022-01-18
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADDB34
Mode S (octal)
53355464
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 N992MR.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-10
    Accident at Monroe, GA; damage: destroyed.
  • 2025-08-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N992MR.
  • 2022-01-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N992MR

N992MR is a 1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 3265. The FAA register lists Platinum Rigging & Hvac Consulting LLC as the registrant in Covington, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 21, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C20B 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 18, 2022.

N992MR has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
379 nm
Fuel burn
11 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-09-10 Accident · Monroe, GA Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · ERA25LA338
Reported aircraft: Bell 206
Preliminary report: On September 10, 2025, about 1100 eastern daylight time, a Bell 206, N992MR, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Monroe, Geogia. The flight instructor and student pilot were seriously injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the flight instructor, he and the student were practicing hovering at about 10-15ft agl in an open field when the helicopter suddenly, and violently, turned to the right. The instructor, who was sitting in the left seat, immediately rolled the throttle control to the idle position before the helicopter contacted the ground. The helicopter immediately caught fire and was…
NTSB report ↗

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.