Turbine helicopter

N444SJ

1962 Homebuilt UH-1B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1962
Serial
391
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Jones Flying Service (Corporation)
Based
Biggs, CA
Registration record

N444SJ on the FAA register

Type
1962 Homebuilt UH-1B
Serial
391
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Registered owner
Jones Flying Service
Biggs, CA
Certificate issued
2009-06-24
Airworthiness date
1990-04-05
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A55B12
Mode S (octal)
51255422
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-06-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N444SJ.
  • 1990-04-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1962
    Manufactured (1962).
Overview

About N444SJ

N444SJ is a 1962 Homebuilt UH-1B, serial number 391. The FAA register lists Jones Flying Service as the registrant in Biggs, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 24, 2009 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T-53 engine and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated April 5, 1990.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N444SJ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N444SJ.

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.