Turbine helicopter

N3XL

1977 Bell TAH-1P

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
77-22758
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T-53 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nixon Helicopters LLC (LLC)
Based
Mentone, CA
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Registration record

N3XL on the FAA register

Type
1977 Bell TAH-1P
Serial
77-22758
Engines
Lycoming T-53 series
Registered owner
Nixon Helicopters LLC
Mentone, CA
Certificate issued
2026-03-13
Airworthiness date
1998-03-03
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A31CB8
Mode S (octal)
50616270
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N3XL to the current registrant.
  • 1998-03-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1995-06-07
    N3XL previously assigned to a Homebuilt KR P-51J (s/n JJ1975); cancelled.
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N3XL

N3XL is a 1977 Bell TAH-1P, serial number 77-22758. The FAA register lists Nixon Helicopters LLC as the registrant in Mentone, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 13, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T-53 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 3, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3XL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3XL.

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.