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N2861B

Bell 47J

Valid Minnesota

N2861B is a Bell 47J, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1958. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Scotts Helicopter Service INC, a corporation in Le Sueur, Minnesota. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 6, 2012 and expires on February 29, 2028. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; aerial advertising, dated February 25, 1980.

Aircraft

Maker
Bell
Model
47J
Serial number
1436
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming VO-435 SERIES · 260 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1958
Cruising speed
78 mph
Transponder code
A2E6C2 (octal 50563302)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 6, 2012
Expires
February 29, 2028
Last FAA action
April 21, 2023
Airworthiness
Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Aerial advertising · February 25, 1980
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00730463

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Scotts Helicopter Service INC
Type
Corporation
Address
PO Box 92
Le Sueur, MN 56058-0092

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data