N393S V

This aircraft — FAA registration facts

N393S is a 1980 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (serial 45494), registered to Southwest Heliservices LLC (LLC) in Mesa, AZ. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires November 2031; the airworthiness certificate dates from December 2004 (21 years ago). It carries a Allison 250-C20 SER engine rated at 420 hp, the engine on 4% of registered Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A48F7E. It is one of 147 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 aircraft on the FAA registry. Southwest Heliservices LLC holds 4 aircraft on the registry.

Registered owner

Southwest Heliservices LLC

Owner type

LLC

Based in

Mesa, AZ

Serial number

45494

Year built

1980 · 46 yrs old

Airworthiness class

Standard – Normal

FAA status

V

Mode-S / ICAO24

A48F7E · 51107576 octal

Certificate issued

Nov 5, 2024

Airworthiness date

Dec 15, 2004

Last FAA activity

Nov 5, 2024

Registration expires

Nov 30, 2031

FAA region

4

Source: FAA aircraft registry (public record). Community reviews and photos below.

Engine on this aircraft

Engine

Allison 250-C20 SER

Engine type

Turbo-prop

Rated power

420 hp

Power per seat

60 hp

FAA engine code

03020

5 of the 126 registered Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 carry this engine (4%), across 15 engine variants on the type.

Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.

Community facts about N393S

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