Turbine helicopter

N5073X

1963 Homebuilt UH-1B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1963
Serial
63-8622
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Martins Dusters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Colusa, CA
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Registration record

N5073X on the FAA register

Type
1963 Homebuilt UH-1B
Serial
63-8622
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Registered owner
Martins Dusters Inc
Colusa, CA
Certificate issued
2017-01-12
Airworthiness date
1988-05-16
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A656C8
Mode S (octal)
51453310
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-01-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N5073X.
  • 1988-05-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1963
    Manufactured (1963).
Overview

About N5073X

N5073X is a 1963 Homebuilt UH-1B, serial number 63-8622. The FAA register lists Martins Dusters Inc as the registrant in Colusa, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 12, 2017 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 May 16, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5073X. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-06-19 Accident · Virginia Beach,Va, 46 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2199
Reported aircraft: Champion 7KCAB — a different aircraft that carried the N5073X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ND,R WNG STRUT HIT FENCE POST,ACFT TURNED OVER.

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.