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N137MS

1979 Bell 206B

Helicopter · serial 2686

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until May 31, 2027.

Registered owner

Kansas State University

Owner type: Government
Address: C/o Polytechnic Campus Avn Dept 2310 Centennial Rd, Salina, KS 67401
Fleet: 44 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 206B
Year built: 1979
Serial number: 2686
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Allison 250 SER 400HP · 400 hp
Seats: 5
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued May 10, 1979)
Mode S code: A09656 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: May 19, 2017 · last FAA action Jan 22, 2023

Past registrations of N137MS

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

Mar 12, 2007 1971 Let N P Kinovice Z37A · serial 14-05 Schrick Mark · Swanton, VT

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

Check the official record

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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