Turbine helicopter

N474TH

1968 Bell UH-1H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
68-15474
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Top Hand Inc (Corporation)
Based
Laurel, MT
1968 Bell UH-1H
Representative photo of a Bell UH-1H. Not a photo of N474TH.
Registration record

N474TH on the FAA register

Type
1968 Bell UH-1H
Serial
68-15474
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Registered owner
Top Hand Inc
Laurel, MT
Certificate issued
2004-08-03
Airworthiness date
1997-12-11
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A5D1A7
Mode S (octal)
51350647
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

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-08-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N474TH.
  • 1997-12-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N474TH

N474TH is a 1968 Bell UH-1H, serial number 68-15474. The FAA register lists Top Hand Inc as the registrant in Laurel, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 3, 2004 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T-53 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 December 11, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N474TH.

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 N474TH.

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.