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N49589

1976 Bell 206B

Helicopter · serial 1912

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Dec 31, 2027.

Registered owner

North Wind Aviation LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: Po Box 518, Chelan, WA 98816
Fleet: 12 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 206B
Year built: 1976
Serial number: 1912
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Allison 250-C20 SER · 420 hp
Seats: 5
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Restricted airworthiness (issued Nov 18, 2002)
Mode S code: A6263D (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Dec 12, 2017 · last FAA action Apr 7, 2023

Past registrations of N49589

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

Dec 9, 1949 Piper J3F-50 · serial 104 Elwood A Lewis · Kirkwood, MO

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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