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N7978K

1982 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1

Helicopter · serial 45492

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Feb 29, 2028.

Registered owner

Mowata Farms LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 2582 Everton Rd, Mamou, LA 70554
Fleet: 5 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1
Year built: 1982
Serial number: 45492
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Allison 250-C30P · 650 hp
Seats: 7
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Apr 15, 2021)
Mode S code: AAD580 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Feb 12, 2021 · last FAA action Apr 21, 2023

Past registrations of N7978K

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

Jul 24, 2001 Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · serial TC-692 Tveit Douglas E · White Bear Lake, 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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