{"airworthiness_class":"","airworthiness_date":"","airworthiness_ops":"","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"1999-01-27","city":"BAKERSFIELD","country_code":"US","county_code":"029","cruise_speed_mph":null,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"","engine_horsepower":null,"engine_maker":"","engine_model":"","engine_thrust_lb":null,"expiration_date":"2029-04-30","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":1,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2023-07-28","maker":"Bell","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"BELL","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"1181407","mode_s_code":"50434121","mode_s_hex":"A23851","model":"UH-1H","n_number":"N242KC","name":"USDA FOREST SERVICE","num_engines":1,"other_names":"CALIFORNIA DEPT OF FORESTRY & FIRE / KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT","plain_english":"N242KC is a Bell UH-1H, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter). It has 15 seats. It is registered to Usda Forest Service, a government body in Bakersfield, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 27, 1999 and expires on April 30, 2029. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.","region":"Western-Pacific","region_code":"4","registrant_type":"Government","registrant_type_code":"5","seats":15,"serial_number":"6717842","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"CA","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"5642 VICTOR ST","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Rotorcraft","type_aircraft_code":"6","type_engine":"Turboshaft","type_engine_code":"3","unique_id":"00185242","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N242KC","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":null,"zip":"933084056"}