{"airworthiness_class":"Experimental","airworthiness_date":"2026-04-30","airworthiness_ops":"Research and development","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2019-10-31","city":"MARION","country_code":"US","county_code":"199","cruise_speed_mph":null,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"03015","engine_horsepower":650,"engine_maker":"ALLISON","engine_model":"250-C30 SER","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2029-10-31","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":1,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2023-09-09","maker":"Bell","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"BELL","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"1182110","mode_s_code":"53015631","mode_s_hex":"AC1B99","model":"206-L4","n_number":"N88BD","name":"SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HELICOPTERS LLC","num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N88BD is a Bell 206-L4, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 2004. It has 7 seats. It is registered to Southern Illinois Helicopters LLC, an LLC in Marion, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 31, 2019 and expires on October 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for research and development, dated April 30, 2026.","region":"Great Lakes","region_code":"C","registrant_type":"LLC","registrant_type_code":"7","seats":7,"serial_number":"52285","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"IL","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"2405 BLACK DIAMOND DR","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Rotorcraft","type_aircraft_code":"6","type_engine":"Turboshaft","type_engine_code":"3","unique_id":"00108999","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N88BD","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":2004,"zip":"629595279"}