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bell 206B Jet Ranger


This is a version of 206

1967        


Model History:

Organisations / Units with this Model:

    Organisation     Del'd Units (bold=current)Bases/Heliports
1999/now6 bulgarski voennovazdushni sili
1999/now     ouazPlovdiv
2005/now1 astrum helicopters
2003/now1 blue canarias helicopters
1976/982 guyana defence force
1994/951 roraima airways
1999/now2 polic燰 nacional
1974/now heil ha'avir
1975/now3 chimnir
1996/now3 凌天航空



Construction Numbers on database of 206B Jet Ranger
10private owner/unknown
5armada de chile         - chilean navy
1fuerza aerea de chile         - chilean air force
1Rotor & Aircraft SA
2chimnir         - chim nir aviation services & airways ltd
1hata'asiya ha'avirit         - israel aircraft industry
10heil ha'avir         - israeli air force
3mishteret yisrael         - israeli police helicopter force
1ofek tsilumey avir         - ofek aerial photography co.ltd
1armada de venezuela         - venezuelan navy


Construction Numbers of this Model: Help Us    

C/NVersionBuiltHistory
    444 armada de chile 35 : d/d 1979. ex E-151
    596 armada de chile 36 : d/d 1979. ex E-152. crash 29dec04. repaired. w/o 17feb07
    937 1973 N20DB rotorcraft technologies: Appears in first 5 minutes of 1974 US film 'The Towering Inferno' painted white, orange & bronze with 'DE Enterprises' decal on left side only. Also appeared in one episode of US TV Series 'The Rockford Files'. Still registered N20DB as of 2003.
N20DB rotorcraft technologies inc: Used in episode #28 of the Rockford Files The Great Blue Lake Land And Development Company as Sheriff's helicopter. Original Airdate 10/17/1975.  Accident with fatalities October 30, 1984 as per NTSB report below. NTSB Identification: LAX85FA036 .
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 26146.
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Tuesday, October 30, 1984 in BEAUMONT, CA
Aircraft: BELL 206B, registration: N20DB
Injuries: 2 Fatal, 1 Serious.
APPROXIMATELY ONE MIN BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT CONTACTED THE TOWER AT NORTON AIR FORCE BASE FOR CLEARANCE THROUGH THEIR TRAFFIC AREA. HE REPORTED INITIALLY THAT HE WAS AT 300 FT AGL. SECONDS LATER HE TRANSMITTED THAT HE WAS AT 100 FT OVER THE FREEWAY. THE REQUEST WAS APPROVED AT OR BELOW 2700 FT MSL WHILE IN THE CONTROL ZONE. THE HELICOPTER FIRST CONTACTED WIRES AT 100 FT AGL. IT THEN DESCENDED INTO A SECOND WIRE AT 80 FT AND A GUY WIRE AT 60 FT. ELEVATION AT THE SIGHT WAS 2,400 FT MSL. THE SITE WAS ABOUT 11 MILES EAST OF NORTON AIR FORCE BASE IN UNCONTROLLED AIRSPACE. WX AT NORTON WAS SKY PARTLY OBSCURED, VISIBILITY 1.5 MILES IN FOG. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT THE REQUEST OF THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER THE PILOTS PLANNED ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS CHANGED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF WIRES IN THE AREA AND HAD SLOWED TO 60 KTS AND TURNED THE LANDING LIGHT ON IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN HIS VISUAL LOOKOUT.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows: VISUAL LOOKOUT..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND
PROPER ALTITUDE..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND   Contributing Factors WEATHER CONDITION..FOG
WEATHER CONDITION..HAZE/SMOKE
LIGHT CONDITION..DARK NIGHT

    1086 1973 ofek tsilumey avir 4X-BJS :
ofek tsilumey avir 4X-BJS : This helicopter was chartered from skylink Ltd. Returned in feb98. Sold to N4452
    1361 A6-ALF agrogulf services co.ltd:
    1592 armada de chile 33 : Naval d/d 1998
    1700 armada de chile 37 : Naval d/d 1981. dam 12jul00. repaired
    1706 armada de chile 32 : Naval d/d 1995
    1748 1975 hata'asiya ha'avirit 4X-BJR :
    1778 1975 chimnir 4X-BJF :
    1782 A6-BCI agrogulf services co.ltd:
    2028 A6-BCG agrogulf services co.ltd:
    2224 1977 chimnir 4X-BJH :
    2495 A6-ALP agrogulf services co.ltd:
    2520 heil ha'avir 151 :
    2529 heil ha'avir 153 :
    2536 heil ha'avir 155 :
    2538 heil ha'avir 157 :
    2542 heil ha'avir 159 :
    2581 heil ha'avir 161 :
    2585 heil ha'avir 163 :
    2589 heil ha'avir 165 :
    2601 heil ha'avir 167 :
    2605 heil ha'avir 169 :
    2611 armada de venezuela ARV-0502 : Armada d/d 1988
    2795 OE-XRH Aerial Heli: w/o 02feb08 hit cableway wire near Totes Gebirge, Austria
    3171 1980 N678LW APM USA Inc: w/o 26dic07 Merchtem, Belgium
    3354 fuerza aerea de chile H-22 : fach. grupo 9
    3635 1983 N22823 SW RETAIL INC.:
    3777 D-HJET LGM Luftfahrt GmbH: w/o 07jan08 hit terrain near Zuzenhausen, Germany
    4017 1988 mishteret yisrael 4X-BMD :
    4093 1990 mishteret yisrael 4X-BME :
    4120 1990 D-HMCB owner ???: from 1990 to 2007 toward F-GPUX
Rotor & Aircraft SA F-GPUX : Rotor International from August 2007 ex D-HMCB
    4305 mishteret yisrael 4X-BMF :
    34 C/N found.



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