Turbine helicopter

N78NW

1967 Bell UH-1H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1967
Serial
66-17072
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Honeywell T53-L13B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
International Air Services Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Carson City, NV
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1967 Bell UH-1H
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Registration record

N78NW on the FAA register

Type
1967 Bell UH-1H
Serial
66-17072
Engines
Honeywell T53-L13B
Registered owner
International Air Services Inc Trustee
Carson City, NV
Certificate issued
2020-08-04
Airworthiness date
2015-04-24
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AA8F6E
Mode S (octal)
52507556
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

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-08-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N78NW.
  • 2015-04-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1967
    Manufactured (1967).
Overview

About N78NW

N78NW is a 1967 Bell UH-1H, serial number 66-17072. The FAA register lists International Air Services Inc Trustee as the registrant in Carson City, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 4, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Honeywell T53-L13B 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 April 24, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78NW.

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 N78NW.

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.