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N59479

Bell 206B

Valid Virginia

N59479 is a Bell 206B, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1973. It has 5 seats. It is registered to Summit Helicopters INC, a corporation in Salem, Virginia. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 15, 2006 and expires on March 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for research and development; to show compliance with regulations, dated February 8, 2010.

Aircraft

Maker
Bell
Model
206B
Serial number
1194
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Turboshaft, 1 motor · Allison 250 SER 400HP · 400 hp
Seats
5
Year built
1973
Cruising speed
112 mph
Transponder code
A7AFB2 (octal 51727662)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 15, 2006
Expires
March 31, 2029
Last FAA action
July 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Research and development; To show compliance with regulations · February 8, 2010
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00205288

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Summit Helicopters INC
Type
Corporation
Address
PO Box 909
Salem, VA 24153-0909

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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