Turbine helicopter

N5207U

Bell UH-1H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
73-21729
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
U S Department of State Inl/A (Government)
Based
Melbourne, FL
 Bell UH-1H
Representative photo of a Bell UH-1H. Not a photo of N5207U.
Registration record

N5207U on the FAA register

Type
Bell UH-1H
Serial
73-21729
Engines
1
Registered owner
U S Department of State Inl/A
Melbourne, FL
Certificate issued
2004-08-20
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A68C4E
Mode S (octal)
51506116
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

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-08-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N5207U to the current registrant.
  • 2000-07-20
    N5207U previously assigned to a Cessna 172RG Cutlass (s/n 172RG0283); cancelled.
  • 1974-07-31
    N5207U previously assigned to a Cessna 206 (s/n 2060207); cancelled.
Overview

About N5207U

N5207U is a Bell UH-1H, serial number 73-21729. The FAA register lists U S Department of State Inl/A as the registrant in Melbourne, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 20, 2004 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter 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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5207U. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

2000-05-27 Accident · Prescott, AZ Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX00FA207
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172RG — a different aircraft that carried the N5207U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action, and his failure to correct an inappropriate descent during maneuvering flight, while engaged in commercial flight training maneuvers.
1981-07-19 Accident · Greenbay,Wi, 49 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1499
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172RG — a different aircraft that carried the N5207U registration before this airframe.
1974-05-15 Accident · Hayward,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1691
Reported aircraft: Cessna 206 — a different aircraft that carried the N5207U registration before this airframe.

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.