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Bell 47G-5A · 1973 · Clearwater Beach, FL
N86SD is a 1973 Bell 47G-5A (serial 25118), registered to Young Randall K (individual) in Clearwater Beach, FL. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires May 2027; the airworthiness certificate dates from May 1973 (53 years ago). It carries a Lycoming VO-435 SERIES engine rated at 260 hp, the engine on 82% of registered Bell 47G-5As. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address ABCE12. It is one of 19 Bell 47G-5A aircraft on the FAA registry. Young Randall K holds 2 aircraft on the registry.
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14 of the 17 registered Bell 47G-5A carry this engine (82%), across 3 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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