Turbine helicopter

N1081C

1973 Bell UH-1H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
73-21685
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T53-L-13B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Celebrate Freedom Foundation Inc (Corporation)
Based
West Columbia, SC
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1973 Bell UH-1H
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Registration record

N1081C on the FAA register

Type
1973 Bell UH-1H
Serial
73-21685
Engines
Lycoming T53-L-13B
Registered owner
Celebrate Freedom Foundation Inc
West Columbia, SC
Certificate issued
2023-11-06
Airworthiness date
2026-03-25
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A024EA
Mode S (octal)
50022352
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
274 nm
Cruise (type)
109 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2023-11-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N1081C to the current registrant.
  • 1988-10-25
    N1081C previously assigned to a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III (s/n 2944); cancelled.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
  • 1960-06-30
    N1081C previously assigned to a Mooney M20A (s/n 1352); cancelled.
Overview

About N1081C

N1081C is a 1973 Bell UH-1H, serial number 73-21685. The FAA register lists Celebrate Freedom Foundation Inc as the registrant in West Columbia, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 6, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T53-L-13B engine and 15 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 109 knots and a range of about 274 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 25, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1081C.

Cruise
109 kt
Range
274 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Bell UH-1H 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 N1081C.

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.