Turbine helicopter

N16315

1971 Bell UH-1H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
70-16315
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T5313B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Army Aviation Heritage Foundation and Flg Museum (Corporation)
Based
Hampton, GA
1971 Bell UH-1H
Representative photo of a Bell UH-1H. Not a photo of N16315.
Registration record

N16315 on the FAA register

Type
1971 Bell UH-1H
Serial
70-16315
Engines
Lycoming T5313B
Registered owner
Army Aviation Heritage Foundation and Flg Museum
Hampton, GA
Certificate issued
2018-09-25
Airworthiness date
2025-04-16
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A0FF6C
Mode S (octal)
50177554
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

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2018-09-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N16315 to the current registrant.
  • 2013-01-31
    N16315 previously assigned to a Piper J-2 (s/n 548); cancelled.
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
Overview

About N16315

N16315 is a 1971 Bell UH-1H, serial number 70-16315. The FAA register lists Army Aviation Heritage Foundation and Flg Museum as the registrant in Hampton, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 25, 2018 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T5313B 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 April 16, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N16315.

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 N16315.

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.