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N83193

1973 Bell 206B

Helicopter · serial 943

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Sep 30, 2029.

Registered owner

R&b Helicopters Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 240 Mortensen Ave, Salinas, CA 93905
Fleet: 5 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 206B
Year built: 1973
Serial number: 943
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Allison 250 SER 400HP · 400 hp
Seats: 5
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Feb 20, 1973)
Mode S code: AB5FC0 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Sep 19, 2013 · last FAA action Sep 2, 2023

Past registrations of N83193

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

May 20, 1965 Champion 7AC · serial 7AC-1854 Behringer Ludwig · Evanston, IL

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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