N40690
1966 Bell UH-1H
N40690 on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2028-12-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2015-12-18Certificate of registration issued as N40690 to the current registrant.
- 2015-11-09Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
- 1980-11-22N40690 previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Arrow III (s/n 28R-7703308); cancelled.
- 1966Manufactured (1966).
- 1956-02-28N40690 previously assigned to a Piper J5B (s/n 5-1121); cancelled.
About N40690
N40690 is a 1966 Bell UH-1H, serial number 66-00816. The FAA register lists Slikker Flying Service Inc as the registrant in Buttonwillow, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 18, 2015 and expires on December 31, 2028.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T53-L-13 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 restricted category, dated November 9, 2015.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N40690. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Published figures for the Bell UH-1H type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.
Accident & incident history
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.
