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N78906

2001 Bell 206B

Helicopter · serial 5277

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jun 30, 2028.

Registered owner

King County Sheriffs Office

Owner type: Government
Address: 516 3rd Ave Ste W116, Seattle, WA 98104
Fleet: 6 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 206B
Year built: 2001
Serial number: 5277
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 Oct 15, 2001)
Mode S code: AAB46C (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jun 7, 2021 · last FAA action May 19, 2023

Past registrations of N78906

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

Jun 15, 1962 1961 Mooney M20B · serial 1920 Campbell Air Service · Mcdonald, PA

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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