Turbine helicopter

N6828

1966 Bell UH-1H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
66-00828
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Northwest Helicopters LLC (LLC)
Based
Olympia, WA
1966 Bell UH-1H
Representative photo of a Bell UH-1H. Not a photo of N6828.
Registration record

N6828 on the FAA register

Type
1966 Bell UH-1H
Serial
66-00828
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Registered owner
Northwest Helicopters LLC
Olympia, WA
Certificate issued
2016-06-03
Airworthiness date
1998-02-13
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A90E15
Mode S (octal)
52207025
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

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-06-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N6828 to the current registrant.
  • 2014-07-30
    N6828 previously assigned to a Homebuilt C-123 (s/n 564357); cancelled.
  • 1998-02-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1994-06-03
    N6828 previously assigned to a Boeing 727-223 (s/n 20181); cancelled.
  • 1966
    Manufactured (1966).
  • 1934-03-01
    N6828 previously assigned to a Homebuilt SM1-B (s/n M-254); cancelled.
Overview

About N6828

N6828 is a 1966 Bell UH-1H, serial number 66-00828. The FAA register lists Northwest Helicopters LLC as the registrant in Olympia, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 3, 2016 and expires on June 30, 2029.

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 February 13, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6828. 1 earlier record involves 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

1970-02-25 Accident · Phillipsburg,Pa, 38 Damage: None NTSB · 1 0008
Reported aircraft: Boeing 727 — a different aircraft that carried the N6828 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: HIP WHILE WALKING IN BUFFET AREA.

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.