Turbine helicopter

N7247C

Bell UH-1H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
68-16295
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Brown Helicopter Inc (Corporation)
Based
Pensacola, FL
 Bell UH-1H
Representative photo of a Bell UH-1H. Not a photo of N7247C.
Registration record

N7247C on the FAA register

Type
Bell UH-1H
Serial
68-16295
Engines
1
Registered owner
Brown Helicopter Inc
Pensacola, FL
Certificate issued
2016-09-15
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A9B5B8
Mode S (octal)
52332670
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

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-09-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N7247C to the current registrant.
  • 1988-06-20
    N7247C previously assigned to a Piper Warrior (s/n 287615049); cancelled.
Overview

About N7247C

N7247C is a Bell UH-1H, serial number 68-16295. The FAA register lists Brown Helicopter Inc as the registrant in Pensacola, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 15, 2016 and expires on September 30, 2029.

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 N7247C. 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

1969-04-26 Accident · Madison,Wis, 49 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1124
Reported aircraft: Grumman F8F-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N7247C 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.