Bell 206B
FAA model code1181511
Bell 206B: Rotorcraft, with 790 aircraft on the US register, built between 1954 and 2007.
- 790
- On the US register
- 1
- Engines
- 5
- Seats
- 112mph
- Cruise speed
- Manufacturer
- Bell
- Class
- Rotorcraft
- Engine type
- Turbo-shaft
- Operates from
- Land
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Build years on the register
- 1954–2007
Aircraft on the register by year built
More registered Bell 206B aircraft were built in 1981 than in any other year: 52.
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations. Aircraft still registered today, by year of manufacture; not production totals.
Where they are registered
US states with the most registrations of this type. The state is the registration address, a count only.
- CA71
- DE68
- FL66
- TX61
- LA33
- OR31
- IL26
- MN26
- MT25
- MS21
- NJ21
- AZ20
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.
Accident record
109 NTSB records match an aircraft of this type that is on the register today (790 registered). This is not an accident rate: it leaves out aircraft no longer registered and says nothing about hours flown.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Registered examples
Aircraft of this type registered to organisations, newest first.
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.
Other Bell models
All Bell modelsSpecifications are the FAA aircraft reference record for the model code; the FAA file carries no dimensions or performance beyond those shown. Reference data, not for flight planning.