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Who Owns This Plane?

N17NR

1972 Bell Helicopter Textron 206B

Helicopter · serial 786

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Aug 31, 2030.

Registered owner

Trans 5 Investments LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 7699 Main Hwy, St. Martinville, LA 70582
Fleet: 2 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206B
Year built: 1972
Serial number: 786
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Rolls-Royc 250-C20B · 420 hp
Seats: 5
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Multiple airworthiness (issued Mar 31, 2022)
Mode S code: A11810 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Aug 4, 2023 · last FAA action Aug 4, 2023

Past registrations of N17NR

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

Date not recorded Hiller UH-12E · serial 1732

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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