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Who Owns This Plane?

N96BH

1982 Bell 206L-3

Helicopter · serial 51011

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Apr 30, 2031.

Registered owner

Bighorn Flying Co LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 3236 S Nebraska Hwy 11, Wood River, NE 68883
Fleet: 4 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 206L-3
Year built: 1982
Serial number: 51011
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 · Multiple airworthiness (issued Aug 4, 2021)
Mode S code: AD59EE (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Apr 11, 2024 · last FAA action Apr 17, 2024

Past registrations of N96BH

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

Jun 3, 2010 1978 Bell 206B · serial 2509 Sale Reported · Medellin · exported to COLOMBIA

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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