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N23SDBell 206B II

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Mar 2025)1 AD may apply

Registration
Valid
expires Apr 30, 2028
Based in
Chelan, WA
owner city / state
Engine
250-C20 · 400 hp
Rolls-Royc
Owners
1
since 2021
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2025
ADs may apply
1
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
North Wind Aviation LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Chelan, WA
Certificate issued
Apr 28, 2021
Expires
Apr 30, 2028
Airworthiness
Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control
Airworthiness date
Dec 16, 2004

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Bell
Model
206B II
Serial number
811
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
A207BB

Engine

Make and model
Rolls-Royc 250-C20
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
400 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2021 – nowNorth Wind Aviation LLCChelan, WA · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Mar 19, 2025 · Mountain Home Park, WA

On March 19, 2025, at 1228 Pacific daylight time, a Bell 206B II, N23SD, was substantially damaged when it impacted electrical cables and terrain near Mountain Home Park, Washington. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 agricultural flight. According to the helicopter operator, the pilot had applied herbicide to…

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Fatal
Report
WPR25FA114

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR25FA114)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)

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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2009-07-52Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Model 206A Series, 206B Series, 206L Series, 407…May 1, 2009Airframe (206B II)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.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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