Turbine helicopter

N262RC

1971 Bell UH-1H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
70-16443
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Us Airlift Command Inc (Corporation)
Based
Anderson, SC
1971 Bell UH-1H
Representative photo of a Bell UH-1H. Not a photo of N262RC.
Registration record

N262RC on the FAA register

Type
1971 Bell UH-1H
Serial
70-16443
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Registered owner
Us Airlift Command Inc
Anderson, SC
Certificate issued
2025-08-17
Airworthiness date
2026-03-24
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A287E5
Mode S (octal)
50503745
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

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2025-08-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N262RC.
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
Overview

About N262RC

N262RC is a 1971 Bell UH-1H, serial number 70-16443. The FAA register lists Us Airlift Command Inc as the registrant in Anderson, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 17, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T-53 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 March 24, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N262RC.

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 N262RC.

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.