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Bell 206A-1 · 1971 · Black Rock, AR
N5869Y is a 1971 Bell 206A-1 (serial 44001), registered to Mid South Aviation Institute (corporation) in Black Rock, AR. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires June 2027; the airworthiness certificate dates from June 2011 (15 years ago). It carries a Allison T63-A-700 engine rated at 317 hp, the engine on 33% of registered Bell 206A-1s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A78FDC. It is one of 6 Bell 206A-1 aircraft on the FAA registry. Mid South Aviation Institute holds 2 aircraft on the registry.
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2 of the 6 registered Bell 206A-1 carry this engine (33%), across 4 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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