Turbine helicopter

N19SM

Bell TH-57

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
162680
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southmark Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Hattiesburg, MS
Registration record

N19SM on the FAA register

Type
Bell TH-57
Serial
162680
Engines
1
Registered owner
Southmark Aviation Inc
Hattiesburg, MS
Certificate issued
2026-03-16
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A1676E
Mode S (octal)
50263556
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N19SM to the current registrant.
  • 2013-04-11
    N19SM previously assigned to a Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger / Tiger AA-5B (s/n AA5B-0034); cancelled.
Overview

About N19SM

N19SM is a Bell TH-57, serial number 162680. The FAA register lists Southmark Aviation Inc as the registrant in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 16, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter and 5 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N19SM. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-07-06 Accident · Abingdon, VA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · BFO87FA046
Reported aircraft: Grumman AA-5B — a different aircraft that carried the N19SM registration before this airframe.

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.