Turbine helicopter

N517SF

1980 Bell Helicopter Textron AH-1 Cobra

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
80-23517
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T53L-703
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Celebrate Freedom Foundation Inc (Corporation)
Based
West Columbia, SC
Registration record

N517SF on the FAA register

Type
1980 Bell Helicopter Textron AH-1 Cobra
Serial
80-23517
Engines
Lycoming T53L-703
Registered owner
Celebrate Freedom Foundation Inc
West Columbia, SC
Certificate issued
2011-02-24
Airworthiness date
2011-10-21
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A67D06
Mode S (octal)
51476406
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-10-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2011-02-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N517SF.
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N517SF

N517SF is a 1980 Bell Helicopter Textron AH-1 Cobra, serial number 80-23517. The FAA register lists Celebrate Freedom Foundation Inc as the registrant in West Columbia, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 24, 2011 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T53L-703 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated October 21, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N517SF.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N517SF.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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