Turbine helicopter

N996MC

1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
3273
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 317HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
T C B Properties Ltd (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N996MC.
Registration record

N996MC on the FAA register

Type
1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters
Serial
3273
Engines
Allison 250 SER 317HP
Registered owner
T C B Properties Ltd
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2002-06-17
Airworthiness date
1981-03-23
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADEA03
Mode S (octal)
53365003
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 N996MC.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-06-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N996MC.
  • 1981-03-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N996MC

N996MC is a 1981 Bell 206B III Turbine Helicopters, serial number 3273. The FAA register lists T C B Properties Ltd as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 17, 2002 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250 SER 317HP 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 March 23, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N996MC.

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 N996MC.

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.