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N1079A

1980 Bell 206B

Helicopter · serial 2927

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Dec 31, 2029.

Registered owner

Owner type: LLC
Address: 4800 Grant Creek Rd, Missoula, MT 59808
Fleet: 3 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 206B
Year built: 1980
Serial number: 2927
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Allison 250 SER 250HP · 250 hp
Seats: 5
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Feb 5, 1980)
Mode S code: A02249 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Dec 12, 2016 · last FAA action Sep 22, 2023

Past registrations of N1079A

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

Apr 28, 1954 Piper PA-18 · serial 18-664 Fiese C H · Gothenburg, NE · exported to MEXICO

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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