N281SD
1980 Bell 212
N281SD on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2028-10-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2005-11-29Certificate of registration issued as N281SD.
- 2005-06-17Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
- 1980Manufactured (1980).
About N281SD
N281SD is a 1980 Bell 212, serial number 31147. The FAA register lists City of San Diego + 1 co-owner as the registrant in San Diego, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 29, 2005 and expires on October 31, 2028.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 series engines and 15 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated June 17, 2005.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N281SD.
Accident & incident history
✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N281SD.
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.
