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N65231

2001 Bell 206B

Helicopter · serial 5281

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Sep 30, 2028.

Registered owner

Louisville Metro Government

Owner type: Government
Address: 633 W Jefferson St, Louisville, KY 40202
Fleet: 5 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 206B
Year built: 2001
Serial number: 5281
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Allison 250-C20 SER · 420 hp
Seats: 5
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Nov 19, 2001)
Mode S code: A89703 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Sep 16, 2021 · last FAA action Jun 10, 2023

Past registrations of N65231

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

Feb 17, 1956 Cessna T-50 · serial 6189 Swann Robert A · Houston, 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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