Turbine helicopter

N247PV

1965 Williams Helicopter UH-1H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
65-9649
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T53-L-13
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Pacific Valley Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Arbuckle, CA
Registration record

N247PV on the FAA register

Type
1965 Williams Helicopter UH-1H
Serial
65-9649
Engines
Lycoming T53-L-13
Registered owner
Pacific Valley Aviation Inc
Arbuckle, CA
Certificate issued
2019-12-11
Airworthiness date
2001-01-03
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A24B59
Mode S (octal)
50445531
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-12-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N247PV.
  • 2001-01-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1965
    Manufactured (1965).
Overview

About N247PV

N247PV is a 1965 Williams Helicopter UH-1H, serial number 65-9649. The FAA register lists Pacific Valley Aviation Inc as the registrant in Arbuckle, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 11, 2019 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T53-L-13 engine and 15 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated January 3, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N247PV. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2017-10-13 Accident · Arbuckle, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR18LA004
Reported aircraft: Western International Avia UH 1H — a different aircraft that carried the N247PV registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A collective control malfunction for reasons that could not be determined.

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.