Turbine helicopter

N5869Y

1971 Bell 206A-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
44001
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison T63-A-700
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mid South Aviation Institute (Corporation)
Based
Black Rock, AR
Registration record

N5869Y on the FAA register

Type
1971 Bell 206A-1
Serial
44001
Engines
Allison T63-A-700
Registered owner
Mid South Aviation Institute
Black Rock, AR
Certificate issued
2011-06-18
Airworthiness date
2011-06-22
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A78FDC
Mode S (octal)
51707734
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-06-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2011-06-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N5869Y to the current registrant.
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
  • 1965-12-07
    N5869Y previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 273022); cancelled.
Overview

About N5869Y

N5869Y is a 1971 Bell 206A-1, serial number 44001. The FAA register lists Mid South Aviation Institute as the registrant in Black Rock, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 18, 2011 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison T63-A-700 engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated June 22, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5869Y.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5869Y.

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.