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N56BL

1982 Bell 206B

Helicopter · serial 3502

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jul 31, 2028.

Registered owner

Helicopters Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 5000 Omega Dr, Cahokia, IL 62206
Fleet: 57 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 206B
Year built: 1982
Serial number: 3502
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Rolls-Royc 250-C20B · 420 hp
Seats: 5
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Sep 18, 2006)
Mode S code: A724B5 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Oct 15, 2007 · last FAA action May 26, 2023

Past registrations of N56BL

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

Sep 20, 2013 Greer William B RUTAN VARIEZE · serial 1425 Greer William B · Dallas, 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

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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