Turbine helicopter

N5517N

1967 Bell UH-1H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1967
Serial
67-17391
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T53-L-13
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Base Camp Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Kalispell, MT
1967 Bell UH-1H
Representative photo of a Bell UH-1H. Not a photo of N5517N.
Registration record

N5517N on the FAA register

Type
1967 Bell UH-1H
Serial
67-17391
Engines
Lycoming T53-L-13
Registered owner
Base Camp Holdings LLC
Kalispell, MT
Certificate issued
2024-07-22
Airworthiness date
1996-06-25
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A7067C
Mode S (octal)
51603174
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

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N5517N to the current registrant.
  • 1996-06-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1971-01-18
    N5517N previously assigned to a Fairchild PT-26 (s/n FV677); cancelled.
  • 1967
    Manufactured (1967).
Overview

About N5517N

N5517N is a 1967 Bell UH-1H, serial number 67-17391. The FAA register lists Base Camp Holdings LLC as the registrant in Kalispell, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 22, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T53-L-13 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 restricted category, dated June 25, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5517N.

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 N5517N.

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.