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N50046

1978 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1

Helicopter · serial 45173

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jun 30, 2033.

Registered owner

Orlando Aircraft Sales LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 235 Nilson Way, Orlando, FL 32803
Fleet: 10 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 45173
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Allison 250 SER 400HP · 400 hp
Seats: 7
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Restricted airworthiness (issued Jun 25, 2026)
Mode S code: A63CF3 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jun 16, 2026 · last FAA action Jun 16, 2026

Past registrations of N50046

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

Jul 26, 1973 Cessna U206F · serial U20601903 Hi Air Inc · Memphis, TN · exported to CANADA

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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