Turbine helicopter

N22753

1964 Homebuilt UH-1B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1964
Serial
64-13985
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Martins Dusters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Colusa, CA
Registration record

N22753 on the FAA register

Type
1964 Homebuilt UH-1B
Serial
64-13985
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Registered owner
Martins Dusters Inc
Colusa, CA
Certificate issued
2006-04-04
Airworthiness date
1989-11-28
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A1FE25
Mode S (octal)
50377045
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-04-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N22753 to the current registrant.
  • 1989-11-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1966-01-04
    N22753 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub (s/n 2705); cancelled.
  • 1964
    Manufactured (1964).
Overview

About N22753

N22753 is a 1964 Homebuilt UH-1B, serial number 64-13985. The FAA register lists Martins Dusters Inc as the registrant in Colusa, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 4, 2006 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T-53 engine and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated November 28, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N22753. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-08-29 Accident · Dayville, OR Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · SEA97LA198
Reported aircraft: Garlick UH-1B — a different aircraft that carried the N22753 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Improper installation of the transmission door by a company mechanic, resulting in inflight separation of the door (which then struck the tail rotor system) and consequent total loss of the tail rotor. Contributing to the accident were: inadequate recordkeeping by a company mechanic, and attainment of proper descent rate for the forced landing touchdown was not possible.
1965-11-14 Accident · New Carlisle Ohio, 35 Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · 2 1030
Reported aircraft: Piper J-3 — a different aircraft that carried the N22753 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.