Turbine helicopter

N863LA

1968 Bell 206A-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
68-16904
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C10D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Engage Helicopters LLC (LLC)
Based
Sarasota, FL
Registration record

N863LA on the FAA register

Type
1968 Bell 206A-1
Serial
68-16904
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C10D
Registered owner
Engage Helicopters LLC
Sarasota, FL
Certificate issued
2021-08-28
Airworthiness date
2015-02-28
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABDAF7
Mode S (octal)
52755367
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-08-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N863LA.
  • 2015-02-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N863LA

N863LA is a 1968 Bell 206A-1, serial number 68-16904. The FAA register lists Engage Helicopters LLC as the registrant in Sarasota, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 28, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C10D engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 28, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N863LA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N863LA.

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.