Turbine helicopter

N216AP

1973 Bell 212

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
30576
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Honeywell T5317A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
A&P Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Richvale, CA
1973 Bell 212
Representative photo of a Bell 212. Not a photo of N216AP.
Registration record

N216AP on the FAA register

Type
1973 Bell 212
Serial
30576
Engines
2 × Honeywell T5317A
Registered owner
A&P Helicopters Inc
Richvale, CA
Certificate issued
2024-03-17
Airworthiness date
1973-09-20
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A1CFDA
Mode S (octal)
50347732
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N216AP to the current registrant.
  • 2015-04-13
    N216AP previously assigned to a Boeing 737-7Q8 (s/n 28216); cancelled.
  • 2003-11-19
    N216AP previously assigned to a Boeing 727-2A1 (s/n 21600); cancelled.
  • 1973-09-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N216AP

N216AP is a 1973 Bell 212, serial number 30576. The FAA register lists A&P Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Richvale, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 17, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Honeywell T5317A engines and 15 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated September 20, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N216AP.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N216AP.

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.