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Bell 206L-3 · 1983 · Le Sueur, MN
N712M is a 1983 Bell 206L-3 (serial 51072), registered to Scotts Helicopter Service Inc (corporation) in Le Sueur, MN. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires April 2030; the airworthiness certificate dates from May 1999 (27 years ago). It carries a Allison 250-C30 SER engine rated at 650 hp, the engine on 78% of registered Bell 206L-3s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A9848E. It is one of 164 Bell 206L-3 aircraft on the FAA registry. Scotts Helicopter Service Inc holds 22 aircraft on the registry.
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118 of the 152 registered Bell 206L-3 carry this engine (78%), across 10 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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