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Bell 205A-1 · 1974 · Redding, CA
N205BT is a 1974 Bell 205A-1 (serial 30173), registered to Redding Air Service Inc (corporation) in Redding, CA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires April 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from May 2002 (24 years ago). It carries a Lycoming T-53 engine rated at 1,150 hp, the engine on 15% of registered Bell 205A-1s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A1A4C1. It is one of 57 Bell 205A-1 aircraft on the FAA registry. Redding Air Service Inc holds 6 aircraft on the registry.
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7 of the 48 registered Bell 205A-1 carry this engine (15%), across 12 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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