Turbine helicopter

N443YB

1968 Bell UH-1H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
68-16261
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T53-L-13B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Northwest Helicopters LLC (LLC)
Based
Olympia, WA
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1968 Bell UH-1H
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Registration record

N443YB on the FAA register

Type
1968 Bell UH-1H
Serial
68-16261
Engines
Lycoming T53-L-13B
Registered owner
Northwest Helicopters LLC
Olympia, WA
Certificate issued
2018-08-21
Airworthiness date
2016-09-19
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A557EA
Mode S (octal)
51253752
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

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-08-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N443YB.
  • 2016-09-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N443YB

N443YB is a 1968 Bell UH-1H, serial number 68-16261. The FAA register lists Northwest Helicopters LLC as the registrant in Olympia, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 21, 2018 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T53-L-13B 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 September 19, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N443YB.

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 N443YB.

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.