Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger
1,455 on the U.S. register across 12 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1968 to 2018; half of them date from 1983 or earlier. Missouri has the most (128). 92% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
About the 206 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Helicopters
- Power
- Turboshaft, 1 engine
- Common engines
- Allison 250-C20 Ser (324), Allison 250-C30 Ser (196), Rolls-Royc 250-C30P (151)
- Seats
- 5 (up to 7 in some versions)
- Cruise speed
- about 112 mph
- Makers on the register
- Bell, Bell Helicopter Textron, Bell Helicopter Textron Canada
- Registered
- earliest certificate May 24, 1974; newest October 1, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Missouri128Delaware117Florida115California100Louisiana96Texas93Oregon56Montana52Utah50Minnesota43Illinois42Washington40
Who owns them registrant type
Corporation625 (43%)LLC577 (40%)Government130 (9%)Individual87 (6%)Co-owned25 (2%)Non-citizen corporation7 (0.5%)Partnership3 (0.2%)Not stated1 (0.1%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 239 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid1,447 (99%)Canceled3 (0.2%)Pending2 (0.1%)Sale reported1 (0.1%)Reports overdue1 (0.1%)Assigned, not yet registered1 (0.1%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Standard1,041 (72%)Restricted161 (11%)Multiple152 (10%)None on file87 (6%)Experimental14 (1.0%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Air Evac Ems INC122Helicopters INC41Brown Helicopter INC14Gm Leasing CO LLC13Usda Aphis Ws Atoc12Premier Rotors LLC11North Wind Aviation LLC11San Juan Aviation LLC10Ranger Aviation Leasing LLC10Coastal Helicopters INC10Bank Of Utah Trustee10L&R Investment Partners LLC8
Fleet pages: Air Evac Ems INC · Helicopters INC · Brown Helicopter INC · Gm Leasing CO LLC · Usda Aphis Ws Atoc · Premier Rotors LLC · North Wind Aviation LLC · San Juan Aviation LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 1,151 cases since 1982, 270 fatal
2026-09-18WPR26LA347 · 206B-III N50141 · accident near Plymouth, NC · no injuries
2026-07-30GAA26WA276 · 206 CGBPB · accident near Kelowna, OF · minor injuries
2026-07-29ERA26LA285 · 206L-3 N29AE · accident near Tuscumbia, AL · no injuries
2026-07-23GAA26WA263 · 206 ZSHFR · accident near Trompsburg Districts, OF · serious injuries
2026-07-21WPR26LA277 · 206B N2193X · accident near Stonewall, OK · serious injuries
2026-07-17CEN26LA264 · 206B N297CA · accident near Saint Joseph, IL · serious injuries
2026-06-14GAA26WA216 · 206 PPMAC · accident near Recreio Dos Bandeirantes, Rio De Janeiro., OF · 9 killed
2026-06-12GAA26WA223 · 206 ICHOP · accident near Lesa, OF · 1 killed
The 8 most recent of 1,151 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Bell 206 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
1,455 as of October 2, 2026, counting 12 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Bell 206s?
Missouri, with 128.
Who owns the Bell 206?
92% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 830 206B (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N971RH | Bell 206B |
Turbines LTD West Point, Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-03-22 | Valid |
| N975RH | Bell 206B |
Turbines LTD West Point, Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-03-22 | Valid |
| N979RH | Bell 206B |
Turbines LTD West Point, Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-03-22 | Valid |
| N122J | Bell 206B |
Lotus Aviation LLC Boring, Oregon |
Standard | 2025-03-05 | Valid |
| N68GG | Bell 206B |
Ja Aviation Services LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2025-03-05 | Valid |
| N2944W | Bell 206B |
Trinkle Avition LLC Kingsburg, California |
Restricted | 2025-03-03 | Valid |
| N6181A | Bell 206B |
Hiline INC Ball Ground, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-03-01 | Valid |
| N9833F | Bell 206B |
Klump Aviation LLC Bowie, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-02-20 | Valid |
| N333LW | Bell 206B |
Bohica Consulting Service Of Nevada INC Boulder City, Nevada |
Standard | 2025-02-15 | Valid |
| N6139Q | Bell 206B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-02-01 | Valid |
| N553EA | Bell 206B |
Edgefield Aviation LLC Sandy, Oregon |
Standard | 2025-01-31 | Valid |
| N206SH | Bell 206B |
Mc Helicopter LLC Summerfield, Florida |
Standard | 2025-01-28 | Valid |
| N6QD | Bell 206B |
Sierra Golf Rotorcraft LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-01-25 | Valid |
| N220SA | Bell 206B |
Spurger Aviation LLC Spurger, Texas |
Restricted | 2025-01-21 | Valid |
| N974WB | Bell 206B |
Ck Helicopters LLC Jasper, Indiana |
Restricted | 2025-01-16 | Valid |
| N64GK | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206B |
Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-12-05 | Valid |
| N105AT | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206B |
Qualitair LLC Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2024-11-27 | Valid |
| N206JT | Bell 206B |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2024-11-19 | Valid |
| N335DM | Bell 206B |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2024-11-18 | Valid |
| N885MC | Bell 206B |
Polk County Bartow, Florida |
Restricted | 2024-11-13 | Valid |
| N234JR | Bell 206B |
Portland Helicopters LLC Portland, Maine |
Standard | 2024-11-05 | Valid |
| N887EH | Bell 206B |
Vertical Vegetation Management LLC Darlington, Indiana |
Restricted | 2024-10-21 | Valid |
| N12AT | Bell 206B |
Custom Cub LLC Keizer, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-10-10 | Valid |
| N183TC | Bell 206B |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Restricted | 2024-10-07 | Valid |
| N41PH | Bell 206B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-10-01 | Valid |
| N165JK | Bell 206B |
Bohica Consulting Services Of Nevada INC Boulder City, Nevada |
Standard | 2024-09-28 | Valid |
| N297CA | Bell 206B |
Helicopter Services Of Illinois LLC Fisher, Illinois |
Standard | 2024-09-16 | Valid |
| N110WG | Bell Helicopter Textron 206B |
Meshoppen Air LLC Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-09-13 | Valid |
| N1084X | Bell 206B |
Jefferson County Sheriffs Office Birmingham, Alabama |
None on file | 2024-09-05 | Valid |
| N827WA | Bell 206B |
Warner Alan/Whiskey Alpha LLC Fort Worth, Texas |
Standard | 2024-09-04 | Valid |
| N67656 | Bell 206B |
Lenox Oil INC Lenox, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-08-18 | Valid |
| N71WP | Bell 206B |
Simjet Center INC Granbury, Texas |
Standard | 2024-08-17 | Valid |
| N67328 | Bell 206B |
Realstaff Rocket LLC Salem, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-08-16 | Valid |
| N75454 | Bell 206B |
Realstaff Rocket LLC Salem, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-08-16 | Valid |
| N212SP | Bell 206B |
Airman Helicopter INC Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2024-08-07 | Valid |
| N20683 | Bell 206B |
Cascade Helicopters LLC Canby, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-08-02 | Valid |
| N612BR | Bell 206B |
Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
Standard | 2024-07-31 | Valid |
| N784F | Bell 206B |
Nascar Aviation LLC Silverado, California |
Standard | 2024-07-26 | Valid |
| N2949W | Bell 206B |
Thiel Air Care INC Chowchilla, California |
Standard | 2024-07-21 | Valid |
| N126SH | Bell 206B |
Key West Helicopters LLC Key West, Florida |
Standard | 2024-07-11 | Valid |
| N206BG | Bell 206B |
Merced County Sherrifs Office Merced, California |
Standard | 2024-07-11 | Valid |
| N21507 | Bell 206B |
Steuben Foods INC Elma, New York |
Standard | 2024-06-28 | Valid |
| N104RL | Bell 206B |
Vertical Vegetation Management LLC Darlington, Indiana |
Multiple | 2024-06-13 | Valid |
| N206DG | Bell 206B |
Sierra Papa Aviation LLC Holdrege, Nebraska |
Standard | 2024-06-11 | Valid |
| N60PH | Bell 206B |
Top Gun Aviation LLC Wendell, Idaho |
Standard | 2024-06-10 | Valid |
| N2751A | Bell 206B |
Collective Aviation Services Orient, Iowa |
Multiple | 2024-05-30 | Valid |
| N996TV | Bell 206B |
Topside Aviation INC Brasstown, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-05-29 | Valid |
| N500US | Bell 206B |
Yarak Aviation LLC Big Timber, Montana |
Standard | 2024-05-21 | Valid |
| N368CB | Bell 206B |
Aero Leasing LLC Virden, Illinois |
Restricted | 2024-05-10 | Valid |
| N105AP | Bell 206B |
Bearing Tree Land Surveying LLC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-05-06 | Valid |
| N2068A | Bell 206B |
Aerial Control INC Brentwood, California |
Multiple | 2024-05-05 | Valid |
| N74AJ | Bell 206B |
Aerial Control INC Brentwood, California |
Multiple | 2024-05-05 | Valid |
| N62EH | Bell 206B |
Juliett Tango LLC Alpine, Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-05-01 | Valid |
| N89TT | Bell 206B |
Individual owner California |
Multiple | 2024-04-24 | Valid |
| N543CC | Bell 206B |
Bighorn Flying CO LLC Wood River, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2024-04-11 | Valid |
| N411KS | Bell 206B |
Northwest Helicopters LLC Olympia, Washington |
Standard | 2024-04-10 | Valid |
| N9902K | Bell 206B |
Southmark Aviation INC Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
Restricted | 2024-04-03 | Valid |
| N804LA | Bell Helicopter Textron 206B |
Southern Helicopter INC O Brien, Florida |
Multiple | 2024-04-01 | Valid |
| N390LH | Bell 206B |
Dsl Aviation LLC Perham, Minnesota |
Multiple | 2024-03-30 | Valid |
| N322EC | Bell 206B |
Divesa Aviation Services LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2024-03-29 | Valid |
| N206SA | Bell 206B |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2024-03-14 | Valid |
| N16671 | Bell 206B |
Sarkinen Plumbing INC Portland, Oregon |
Multiple | 2024-03-13 | Valid |
| N1219W | Bell 206B |
Moes Crop Dusting Service INC Marysville, California |
Restricted | 2024-03-11 | Valid |
| N2295F | Bell 206B |
Norgrain Helicopters LLC Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
Multiple | 2024-02-26 | Valid |
| N3898G | Bell 206B |
Weyerhaeuser Nr CO Seattle, Washington |
Standard | 2024-02-13 | Valid |
| N10699 | Bell 206B |
Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2024-02-08 | Valid |
| N164DM | Bell 206B |
Wcf Aerospace LLC Madison, Mississippi |
None on file | 2024-02-05 | Valid |
| N400UC | Bell 206B |
Pacific Rotors INC Oceanside, California |
Restricted | 2024-01-29 | Valid |
| N916GS | Bell 206B |
Flight International INC Trustee Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-01-26 | Valid |
| N2020R | Bell 206B |
Ophthalmology Transport INC Opelousas, Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | Valid |
| N312JP | Bell 206B |
Tomlinson Aviation INC Ormond Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-14 | Valid |
| N317JP | Bell 206B |
Tomlinson Aviation INC Ormond Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-14 | Valid |
| N919AC | Bell Helicopter Textron 206B |
Kw Air LLC Darlington, Indiana |
Multiple | 2024-01-08 | Valid |
| N770HP | Bell 206B |
Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-01-05 | Valid |
| N207TV | Bell 206B |
Midcoast Helicopter INC La Ward, Texas |
Multiple | 2023-12-31 | Valid |
| N320CM | Bell 206B |
Dyvig Enteprises LLC Northwood, Iowa |
Multiple | 2023-12-31 | Valid |
| N209S | Bell 206B |
Kalispell CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-12-12 | Valid |
| N29HX | Bell 206B |
Helicopter Express LLC Chamblee, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-12-06 | Valid |
| N109RA | Bell 206B |
Sunny Sky LLC Stacyville, Iowa |
Multiple | 2023-11-26 | Valid |
| N13QB | Bell 206B |
Fly Hangar 13 LLC Mico, Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-15 | Valid |
| N130JH | Bell 206B |
Ranger Aviation Leasing LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-11-13 | Valid |
| N206TH | Bell 206B |
Ranger Aviation Leasing LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-11-13 | Valid |
| N27JB | Bell 206B |
Cape Gyro INC North Chatham, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2023-11-13 | Valid |
| N59612 | Bell 206B |
Ranger Aviation Leasing LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2023-11-13 | Valid |
| N969RL | Bell 206B |
Ranger Aviation Leasing LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-11-13 | Valid |
| N53JW | Bell 206B |
Legacy Endeavors LLC Bigfork, Montana |
Standard | 2023-10-27 | Valid |
| N57Z | Bell 206B |
T&T Transportation INC Lafayette, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | Valid |
| N83CK | Bell 206B |
Georgia Equipment And Suplus INC Peachtree City, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | Valid |
| N160JA | Bell 206B |
Ag-Air INC Brent Alger, California |
Standard | 2023-09-27 | Valid |
| N22EA | Bell 206B |
Hmc Lift LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-09-24 | Valid |
| N247WW | Bell 206B |
Atlas Aviation LLC Nebraska City, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2023-09-24 | Valid |
| N76PE | Bell 206B |
Carson Secure Transport East LLC Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2023-09-23 | Valid |
| N81AL | Bell Helicopter Textron 206B |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-23 | Valid |
| N411TD | Bell 206B |
Rotor Head Helicopters LLC Torrance, California |
Standard | 2023-09-05 | Valid |
| N13FB | Bell 206B |
Firebird Holdings LLC Fort Worth, Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-01 | Valid |
| N98AL | Bell 206B |
Avere LLC Twin Falls, Idaho |
Standard | 2023-08-19 | Valid |
| N93BH | Bell 206B |
Blue Hill Helicopters LLC Norwood, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2023-08-18 | Valid |
| N233HC | Bell 206B |
A7P Trust CO INC Trustee Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Standard | 2023-08-11 | Valid |
| N104TV | Bell 206B |
Fdfah LLC Chula Vista, California |
Standard | 2023-08-08 | Valid |
| N206WF | Bell 206B |
Bettencourt Flying Service INC Atwater, California |
Standard | 2023-08-07 | Valid |