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Who Owns This Plane?

N198MA

1972 Bell 206B

Helicopter · serial 753

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Apr 30, 2027.

Registered owner

Marks Aviation Group LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 102 N Fleur Dr, Lafayette, LA 70508
Fleet: 5 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 206B
Year built: 1972
Serial number: 753
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 Jan 20, 1972)
Mode S code: A186F7 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: May 24, 2010 · last FAA action Jan 22, 2023

Past registrations of N198MA

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

Jan 24, 2007 1972 Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 · serial 563 Turbine Aircraft Marketing Inc · San Angelo, TX

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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