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N501JS

1995 Bell 206B

Helicopter · serial 5195

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Aug 31, 2028.

Registered owner

Shelby County Sheriffs Office

Owner type: Government
Address: 380 Mcdow Rd, Columbiana, AL 35051
Fleet: 3 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 206B
Year built: 1995
Serial number: 5195
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 Jan 31, 1995)
Mode S code: A63E80 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Aug 14, 2015 · last FAA action Jun 3, 2023

Past registrations of N501JS

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

Mar 28, 1997 Air Tractor Inc AT-400 · serial AT4000485 Associated Aerial Applicators · Dayton, 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

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Where is it now?

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