Aircraft Description
N197MB is a 2025 Matthias P Bell RISEN SV 916IS, a single-engine four-cycle piston aircraft registered to Bell Matthias P in Conroe, TX. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on February 4, 2026. The registration certificate was issued on December 30, 2025. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2032. Powered by a Rotax 916 IS engine producing 160 horsepower, N197MB is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A18341 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N197MB was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 31.6472, -97.2160 on March 20, 2026. The FAA registry record for N197MB was last updated on December 30, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Bell, a Textron company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is a leading manufacturer of rotorcraft. From the iconic Bell 206 JetRanger to the Bell 505 and 525, Bell helicopters serve civil, military, and commercial helicopter markets worldwide. AviatorDB tracks 1 Matthias P Bell aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the RISEN SV 916IS model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N197MB. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC