Turbine helicopter

N1957Z

1994 Bell 206L-4 Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1994
Serial
52109
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C30 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dakota Rotors LLC (LLC)
Based
Custer, SD
1994 Bell 206L-4 Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 206L-4 Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N1957Z.
Registration record

N1957Z on the FAA register

Type
1994 Bell 206L-4 Turbine Helicopters (FAA: Bell 206-L4)
Serial
52109
Engines
Allison 250-C30 series
Registered owner
Dakota Rotors LLC
Custer, SD
Certificate issued
2023-04-03
Airworthiness date
2003-05-08
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A17E23
Mode S (octal)
50277043
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
339 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N1957Z.
  • 2003-05-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1994
    Manufactured (1994).
Overview

About N1957Z

N1957Z is a 1994 Bell 206L-4 Turbine Helicopters (FAA model 206-L4), serial number 52109. The FAA register lists Dakota Rotors LLC as the registrant in Custer, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 3, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C30 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 124 knots and a range of about 339 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 8, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1957Z.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
339 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Bell 206L-4 Turbine Helicopters type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1957Z.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.