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N1078Q

1978 Bell 206B

Helicopter · serial 2425

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until May 31, 2028.

Registered owner

Aris Leasing Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: Po Box 70158, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Fleet: 2 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 206B
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 2425
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Rolls-Royc 250-C20B · 420 hp
Seats: 5
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Sep 24, 2003)
Mode S code: A02234 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Sep 26, 2006 · last FAA action May 12, 2023

Past registrations of N1078Q

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Feb 18, 1972 Cessna 310H · serial 310H0078 Herrick John D · North St. Paul, MN · exported to CANADA

What a Bell 206 looks likePhoto of a Bell 206, not this aircraft: Mfield - Matthew Field, http://www.photography.mattfield.com, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

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This page mirrors the FAA's public registry file dated Oct 30, 2026. The FAA's own N-number inquiry is the official record, with the full owner address and documents.

Where is it now?

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