Accident · substantial damage
Jul 17, 2026 · Saint Joseph, IL- Damage
- Substantial
- Injuries
- Serious
- Report
- CEN26LA264
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN26LA264)
N297CA1974 Bell 206B
Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026
Safety record in brief:3 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Jul 2026)17 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Helicopter Services Of Illinois LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Fisher, IL
- Certificate issued
- Sep 16, 2024
- Expires
- Sep 30, 2031
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 17, 2010
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Bell
- Model
- 206B
- Year
- 1974
- Serial number
- 1453
- 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
- A30FAE
Engine
- Make and model
- Rolls-Royc 250-C20b
- 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- 2024 – nowHelicopter Services Of Illinois LLCFisher, IL · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (3)
Accident · substantial damage
May 24, 2013 · St Louis, MOThe loss of engine power due to the separation of compressor blades, which resulted from fatigue cracking.
- Damage
- Substantial
- Injuries
- None
- Report
- CEN13LA378
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN13LA378)
Accident · substantial damage
Aug 19, 1989 · Fruithurst, ALPILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MAIN ROTOR RPM WHILE EXECUTING AN AUTOROTATION WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW AUTOROTATION PROCEDURES AFTER THE REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE.
- Damage
- Substantial
- Injuries
- None
- Report
- ATL89FA200
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ATL89FA200)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (17)
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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-15-06 | Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron… | Aug 27, 2021 | Airframe (206B)Certain serial numbers: 206A 004–660; 206A 672–715; 206L 45004–45153; 206L 46601–46617; 206L-1 45154–45790; 206L-3 51001–51612. Only with: Model 206B all serial numbers including those converted from Model 206A; Model 206L-4 all serial numbers. |
| 2021-11-01 | Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters | Jul 15, 2021 | Airframe (206B)Certain serial numbers: 206B 004–4690; 206L 45001–45153; 206L 46601–46617. Only with: Model 206B includes helicopters converted from Model 206A and helicopters with a 206B3 designation. |
| 2019-08-10 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Helicopters | Jun 24, 2019 | Airframe (206B) |
| 2018-25-17 | Air Comm Corporation Air Conditioning Systems | Jan 22, 2019 | Airframe (206B)Only with: Air Comm air conditioning system installed: P/N AS350-202-1 through -5 or AS350-204-1 through -12 (AS350), EC130-202-1 through -8 (EC130B4), 206EC-200 through 206EC-212 (Bell 206), or 407 EC-201 through 407 EC-203 (Bell 407). |
| 2017-05-04 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Helicopters | Mar 17, 2017 | Airframe (206B)Only with: Tension-torsion strap P/N 206-011-147-005 with S/N BTFS-23868 through BTFS-24277 or P/N 206-011-147-007 with S/N BT-22719 through BT-23437 installed. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-22-21 | Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Helicopters | Dec 13, 2013 | Airframe (206B)Only with: Apical Industries, Inc. emergency float kit installed under STC SR01535LA. |
| 2013-18-06 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (Bell) Helicopters | Oct 17, 2013 | Airframe (206B)Only with: Applies only to helicopters with specified flight control bellcrank, link, idler, bearing, swashplate link, or engine bipod mount fitting assemblies (various P/Ns by model) installed. |
| 2012-12-11 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada, Limited, Helicopters | Jul 24, 2012 | Airframe (206B)Only with: Modified with Aviation Specialties Unlimited, Inc. (ASU) Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) lighting installed per STC SR01383SE. |
| 2010-26-51 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (BHTC) Model 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3… | Mar 25, 2011 | Airframe (206B)Serial numbers per RBI document attached to Bell Helicopter Textron ASBs 206-07-116, 206L-07-148, 222-07-106, 222U-07-77, 230-07-38, 407-07-81, 427-07-18, 430-07-41. Only with: Tail rotor blade with part number and serial number listed in the RBI document attached to the Bell ASBs installed. |
| 2009-07-52 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Model 206A Series, 206B Series, 206L Series, 407… | May 1, 2009 | Airframe (206B)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. |
| 2009-08-03 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Model 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, 206L-4… | Apr 24, 2009 | Airframe (206B)Serial numbers per Rotor Blades, Inc. (RBI) document attached to Bell Helicopter Textron ASBs 206-07-116, 206L-07-148, 222-07-106, 222U-07-77, 230-07-38, 407-07-81, 427-07-18, 430-07-41. Only with: Tail rotor blade installed with a part number and serial number listed in the RBI document attached to the applicable Bell ASB. |
| 2008-14-03 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, and 206L-4… | Aug 14, 2008 | Airframe (206B)Only with: Upper left-hand tailboom attachment CRES steel fitting P/N 407-030-750-103 installed. |
| 2007-25-07 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Model 206A and 206B Helicopters | Jan 14, 2008 | Airframe (206B)Certain serial numbers: 0004–3906. Only with: Two-piece vertical stabilizer (fin) supports P/N 206-031-417-003 or -007, or P/N 206-031-418-001 or -005, installed. |
| 2007-23-17 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 206A and 206B Helicopters | Dec 6, 2007 | Airframe (206B)Certain serial numbers: …–3216. Only with: Main rotor latch bolt P/N 206-010-169-001, 206-010-169-003, or 206-011-122-003 installed. |
| 2003-13-14 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 206A, 206A-1, 206B, 206B-1, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3… | Aug 12, 2003 | Airframe (206B) |
| 81-18-01 R1 | Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 206A, 206B, 206A-1, 206B-1, 206L, and 206L-1… | Dec 11, 2001 | Airframe (206B)Only with: Main rotor trunnion P/N 206-010-104-3, 206-011-113-001, 206-011-120-001, or 206-011-113-103 installed. |
| 95-09-06 | Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, and 206L-3 Helicopters | Jun 8, 1995 | Airframe (206B) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
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.
- Engine · compressor · defectiveOct 23, 2015
INITIATED A NORMAL TAKEOFF TO THE SOUTH FROM TB-45. APPROXIMATELY 3-5 SECONDS AFTER INITIATION, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD WITH ACCOMPANING AIRFRAME SHUTTER. ABORTED TAKE OFF. SECOND BANG AND SHUTTER FOLLOWED AS ACFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · compressor · failedMay 23, 2013
WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DEMONSTRATING A NORMAL TAKEOFF. BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FWD AND PASSED THROUGH 40 KNTS AND BEGAN TO CLIMB, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND A LEFT YAW OF ACFT, ACFT IS APPROX 20 FT AND 50 KNOTS. TRIMED HELICOPTER AND COMPLETED AUTOROTATION TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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