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N488BC

1993 Bell 206B

Helicopter · serial 5103

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Oct 31, 2028.

Registered owner

Butte County Sheriffs Office

Owner type: Government
Address: 5 Gillick Way, Oroville, CA 95965

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 206B
Year built: 1993
Serial number: 5103
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Allison 250-C20 SER · 420 hp
Seats: 5
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Oct 6, 1993)
Mode S code: A6066D (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Oct 2, 2015 · last FAA action Jun 16, 2023

Past registrations of N488BC

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

Jul 28, 2011 Bell OH-58A · serial 70-15190 Butte County Sheriffs Department · Oroville, CA

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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Where is it now?

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