Turbine helicopter

N7978K

1982 Bell 206L I/C30P

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
45492
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C30P
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mowata Farms LLC (LLC)
Based
Mamou, LA
1982 Bell 206L I/C30P
Representative photo of a Bell 206L I/C30P. Not a photo of N7978K.
Registration record

N7978K on the FAA register

Type
1982 Bell 206L I/C30P (FAA: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1)
Serial
45492
Engines
Allison 250-C30P
Registered owner
Mowata Farms LLC
Mamou, LA
Certificate issued
2021-02-12
Airworthiness date
2021-04-15
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAD580
Mode S (octal)
52552600
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

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2021-02-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N7978K to the current registrant.
  • 2001-07-24
    N7978K previously assigned to a Beechcraft B55 Baron (s/n TC-692); cancelled.
  • 1982
    Manufactured (1982).
Overview

About N7978K

N7978K is a 1982 Bell 206L I/C30P (FAA model 206L-1), serial number 45492. The FAA register lists Mowata Farms LLC as the registrant in Mamou, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 12, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C30P 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 April 15, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N7978K.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
339 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Bell 206L I/C30P 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 N7978K.

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.