Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control, Aerial Surveying
Airworthiness date
Sep 29, 1988
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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Bell
Model
206B-III
Year
1979
Serial number
2871
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
5
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet
H2SW
Mode S code
A1A87D
Engine
Make and model
Allison 250-C20 Ser
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
420 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2012 – 2018Upper Limit Aviation INCSalt Lake City, UT
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Mar 1, 2011 · Tooele, UT
The pilot did not maintain yaw control of the helicopter during a maneuvering hover. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in the make and model helicopter.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Model 206A Series, 206B Series, 206L Series, 407…
May 1, 2009
Airframe (206B-III)Only with: Model 206A/206B/206L series with cyclic control lever assembly P/N 206-001-401-111, 206-001-400-115, or 206-001-400-111, and Model 407/427 with lever assembly P/N 407-001-320-105 or 407-001-320-109, with less than 50 hours TIS.
Engine (250-C20 SER)Only with: Engines that do not have turbine energy absorbing ring RRC P/N 23035175, or an equivalent FAA-approved serviceable ring, installed.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (32)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Navigation · indicator · inoperativeOct 22, 2001
ATTITUDE INDICATOR NEEDLE WILL NOT MOVE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuel · pump · malfunctionedOct 22, 2001
BOOST PUMP PRODUCING LOW PRESSURE AND LOUD NOISE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Engine controls · bearing · looseApr 25, 2001
PART HAS LOOSE BEARINGS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Engine oil · cooler · contaminatedApr 4, 2001
PART HAS TRANSMISSION CHIPS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Equipment and furnishings · battery · expiredFeb 24, 2000
BATTERY IS EXPIRED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Communications · radio · inoperativeJan 7, 2000
FREQUENCY WILL NOT CHANGE IN RADIO.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Engine oil · housing · looseSep 15, 1999
DURING REPLACEMENT OF NI-CAD FILTER (FACET) AT REMOVAL FROM HOUSING AND BYPASS VALVE ASSY, THE BYPASS VALVE ASSY WAS FOUND UNSECURED FROM THE HOUSING. REMOVED AND REPLACED HOUSING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuel · pump · failedSep 7, 1999
ENGINE FUEL PRESSURE NOTICED TO BE LOW. NOTICED ISOLATED FORWARD PUMP TO BE OFF-LINE. VERIFIED CURRENT TO PUMP WITH NO FLUID OUTPUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Engine air · bleed valve · malfunctionedAug 31, 1999
ENGINE HAD LOW POWER. DETERMINED THE BLEED VALVE WAS NOT CLOSING. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Electrical power · generator · failedAug 31, 1999
GENERATOR COMES OFF-LINE WHEN UNDER LOAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.