N231RL is a 1974 Bell 206B (rotorcraft) with serial number 1324, registered in Creston, IA. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Sep 30, 2028; the renewal window opens on Mar 30, 2028. It is powered by a Rolls-Royc 250-C20B rated at 420 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the restricted class (agriculture and pest control), issued Mar 28, 1974. It is one of 790 206B aircraft in the FAA registry, 13 of them registered in Iowa. About 82% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Jul 30, 2023.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Sep 30, 2028
- Registrant type
- Co-owned
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Creston, IA
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Des Moines FSDO (DSM FSDO) · (515) 289-3840
- Certificate issued
- Sep 7, 2021
- Last FAA action
- Jun 10, 2023
- Mode S code (hex)
- A20DB9
- Mode S code (octal)
- 50406671
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- BELL
- Model
- 206B
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- H2SW (Bell Textron Canada Limited)
- Year manufactured
- 1974
- Serial number
- 1324
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine type
- Turbo-shaft
- Engine
- ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B (420 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 5
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Restricted since Mar 28, 1974
- Approved operations
- Agriculture and pest control
Public airports near Creston
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creston Municipal Creston, IA | KCSQ | 3 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, A |
| Greenfield Municipal Greenfield, IA | KGFZ | 19 mi | Non-towered | 100LL |
| Corning Municipal Corning, IA | KCRZ | 21 mi | Non-towered | 100LL |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
Earlier registrations of this number
| Canceled | Aircraft | Serial | Year | Exported to | Same airframe today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1997 | BEECH B200 | BB868 |
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2023 | Denison, IA | Bell 206B this airframe | Substantial | Fatal | CEN23LA342 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Sep 29, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.