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N5869Y

1971 Bell 206A-1

Helicopter · serial 44001

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jun 30, 2027.

Registered owner

Mid South Aviation Institute

Owner type: Corporation
Address: Po Box 85, Black Rock, AR 72415
Fleet: 2 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 206A-1
Year built: 1971
Serial number: 44001
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Allison T63-A-700 · 317 hp
Seats: 5
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Experimental airworthiness (issued Jun 22, 2011)
Mode S code: A78FDC (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jun 18, 2011 · last FAA action Jan 22, 2023

Past registrations of N5869Y

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

Dec 7, 1965 Piper PA-23-250 · serial 273022 Moody Walter · exported to AUSTRALIA

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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