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N626

1985 Bell 206L-3

Helicopter · serial 51139

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Dec 31, 2028.

Registered owner

United States Department of Interior

Owner type: Government
Address: Office of Aviation Services 300 E Mallard Dr Ste 200, Boise, ID 83706
Fleet: 22 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 206L-3
Year built: 1985
Serial number: 51139
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Allison 250-C30 SER · 650 hp
Seats: 7
Weight class: 12,500 to 19,999 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued May 1, 1985)
Mode S code: A82C86 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Nov 12, 1985 · last FAA action Jul 1, 2023

Past registrations of N626

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

Oct 7, 1971 Nardi FN-333 · serial 008 Gioia Gleonard · Merritt Island, FL
May 15, 1939 Melcher-Salisburg PIETENPOL B-4-A · serial 7 Brandt Glendon · Chisago City, MN

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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