Turbine helicopter

N710WD

Williams Helicopter UH-1H

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
65-09761
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
A&P Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Richvale, CA
Registration record

N710WD on the FAA register

Type
Williams Helicopter UH-1H
Serial
65-09761
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Registered owner
A&P Helicopters Inc
Richvale, CA
Certificate issued
2023-01-04
Airworthiness date
2003-03-12
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A97E05
Mode S (octal)
52277005
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-30
    Accident at Colusa, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2023-01-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N710WD.
  • 2003-03-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N710WD

N710WD is a Williams Helicopter UH-1H, serial number 65-09761. The FAA register lists A&P Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Richvale, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 4, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T-53 engine and 15 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated March 12, 2003.

N710WD has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-08-30 Accident · Colusa, CA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · WPR24LA299
Reported aircraft: Williams Helicopter UH-1H
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to set collective friction which resulted in collective bounce and subsequent loss of control.
NTSB report ↗
2006-04-01 Accident · Yuba City, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX06LA134
Reported aircraft: Bell UH-1H — a different aircraft that carried the N710WD registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's in-flight loss of control of the helicopter for undetermined reasons. A factor was the trees.

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.