Turbine helicopter

N79NW

1964 Bell UH-1H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1964
Serial
64-13710
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T53-L-13
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cbft LLC (LLC)
Based
Mobile, AL
1964 Bell UH-1H
Representative photo of a Bell UH-1H. Not a photo of N79NW.
Registration record

N79NW on the FAA register

Type
1964 Bell UH-1H
Serial
64-13710
Engines
Lycoming T53-L-13
Registered owner
Cbft LLC
Mobile, AL
Certificate issued
2023-08-09
Airworthiness date
2012-11-14
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AAB6ED
Mode S (octal)
52533355
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

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N79NW.
  • 2012-11-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1964
    Manufactured (1964).
Overview

About N79NW

N79NW is a 1964 Bell UH-1H, serial number 64-13710. The FAA register lists Cbft LLC as the registrant in Mobile, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 9, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

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 experimental category (exhibition), dated November 14, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N79NW.

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 N79NW.

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.