Turbine helicopter

N7242U

1972 Bell 206A-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
44038
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison T63-A-700
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sl Jet H LLC (LLC)
Based
Franklin, NC
Registration record

N7242U on the FAA register

Type
1972 Bell 206A-1
Serial
44038
Engines
Allison T63-A-700
Registered owner
Sl Jet H LLC
Franklin, NC
Certificate issued
2019-10-07
Airworthiness date
2012-10-19
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A9B519
Mode S (octal)
52332431
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-10-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N7242U to the current registrant.
  • 2012-10-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1988-12-16
    N7242U previously assigned to a Beechcraft 1900C (s/n UC33); cancelled.
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N7242U

N7242U is a 1972 Bell 206A-1, serial number 44038. The FAA register lists Sl Jet H LLC as the registrant in Franklin, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 7, 2019 and expires on October 31, 2029.

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 October 19, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N7242U.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N7242U.

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.