Turbine helicopter

N34GD

1966 Bell UH-1H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
66-16345
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Honeywell T53-L13B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dwind Helicopter Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Zeeland, MI
1966 Bell UH-1H
Representative photo of a Bell UH-1H. Not a photo of N34GD.
Registration record

N34GD on the FAA register

Type
1966 Bell UH-1H
Serial
66-16345
Engines
Honeywell T53-L13B
Registered owner
Dwind Helicopter Services LLC
Zeeland, MI
Certificate issued
2022-01-15
Airworthiness date
2021-07-15
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A3BB8F
Mode S (octal)
50735617
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

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-01-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N34GD to the current registrant.
  • 2021-07-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2012-09-12
    N34GD previously assigned to a Homebuilt Quickie (s/n 162); cancelled.
  • 1966
    Manufactured (1966).
Overview

About N34GD

N34GD is a 1966 Bell UH-1H, serial number 66-16345. The FAA register lists Dwind Helicopter Services LLC as the registrant in Zeeland, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 15, 2022 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Honeywell T53-L13B 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 July 15, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N34GD. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1981-04-07 Accident · Abernathy,Tx, 43 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0485
Reported aircraft: Quickie 01 — a different aircraft that carried the N34GD 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.