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Who Owns This Plane?

N55BL

1987 Bell 206

Helicopter · serial 3989

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Dec 31, 2027.

Registered owner

North Wind Aviation LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 520 Palmer Ave, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
Fleet: 12 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 206
Year built: 1987
Serial number: 3989
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Allison 250-C20 SER · 420 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Restricted airworthiness (issued May 20, 2013)
Mode S code: A6FD36 (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 N55BL

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

Jul 20, 1992 Lefaivre STARDUSTER TOO · serial 965 Lefaivre Antoine J · Sylmar, 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

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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