US Helicopter Registry

Bell206JetRanger

907 Bell 206 JetRanger helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 6 percent of the US fleet and the number 4 type by count. It is a light single-engine turbine helicopter, the class the Helicopter Class Comparison describes for charter, built by Bell. 94 of them fly on a Part 135 certificate.

907
Registered in the US
94
On a Part 135 certificate
1980
Median year built
5
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under 7 model strings, folded together here. The strings are the manufacturer's own designations as typed on the registration, so a suffix marks a sub-model, an engine option, or sometimes only a different clerk.

Model as registeredRegistered
206B825
206B-III33
206A23
20616
206A-16
206B II3
206C1

Where the Bell 206 JetRanger is registered

By the registrant's state. A trust or leasing company can put a whole fleet at one address, so a state's count is about paperwork as much as flying.

When they were built

  • 1950s 10%
  • 1960s 354%
  • 1970s 30033%
  • 1980s 18520%
  • 1990s 16318%
  • 2000s 516%

The register runs from 1954 to 2009, with 1981 the busiest year at 56 airframes. 172 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • LLC 37041%
  • Corporation 34538%
  • Government 10411%
  • Individual 637%
  • Co-owned 192%
  • Non-citizen corporation 40%
  • Partnership 20%

The organisations with the most Bell 206 JetRanger helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
HELICOPTERS INC16
BROWN HELICOPTER INC14
USDA APHIS WS ATOC12
COASTAL HELICOPTERS INC10
RANGER AVIATION LEASING LLC9
CHEMAIR HELICOPTERS INC8
L&R INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC8
CHEM-AIR LLC7

Engine and certification

907 are recorded as turbine powered and 0 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: ALLISON 250-C20 SER (310), ALLISON 250 SER 250HP (93), ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B (91), ALLISON 250 SER 400HP (84), ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20J (82).

  • Standard 59365%
  • Restricted 12714%
  • Multiple 11012%
  • Experimental 111%

Standard is the airworthiness class a passenger-carrying aircraft holds. Restricted covers agricultural, external-load and other special-purpose work, and experimental covers research, exhibition and amateur-built aircraft; neither carries paying passengers.

Common questions

How many Bell 206 JetRanger helicopters are there in the United States?

907 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 6 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Bell 206 JetRanger number 4 among model families. The FAA lists it under 7 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Bell 206 JetRanger helicopters registered?

Delaware leads with 82, then California with 76. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Bell 206 JetRanger used for charter?

94 of the 907 registered, 10 percent, sit on an FAA Part 135 certificate, the authority needed to fly passengers or cargo for hire. Whether a given one is available for passenger work depends on the operator, not the type.

How old are the Bell 206 JetRanger helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 1980; the register runs from 1954 to 2009, with 1981 the busiest year at 56. 172 records carry no year.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated 14 September 2026; Part 135 workbook dated 9 August 2026. Look up any airframe by tail number on the registry hub.

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