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N59495

1954 Bell 206B

Helicopter · serial 1373

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until May 31, 2027.

Registered owner

Knutson Flying Service Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: Po Box 333, Tioga, ND 58852
Fleet: 4 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 206B
Year built: 1954
Serial number: 1373
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Allison 250 SER 400HP · 400 hp
Seats: 5
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Restricted airworthiness (issued Jul 2, 1980)
Mode S code: A7AFF4 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: May 24, 1974 · last FAA action Jan 22, 2023

Past registrations of N59495

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

Jan 13, 1949 Curtiss Wright C-46E · serial 2937 Slick Airways Inc · San Antonio, 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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