Turbine helicopter

N8053Y

Bell UH-1H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
66-01093
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Coastal Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Panama City, FL
 Bell UH-1H
Representative photo of a Bell UH-1H. Not a photo of N8053Y.
Registration record

N8053Y on the FAA register

Type
Bell UH-1H
Serial
66-01093
Engines
1
Registered owner
Coastal Helicopters Inc
Panama City, FL
Certificate issued
2003-07-16
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
AAF748
Mode S (octal)
52573510
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

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-07-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N8053Y to the current registrant.
  • 1983-02-14
    N8053Y previously assigned to a Homebuilt Gyrocopter TMP-B8 (s/n 241647881); cancelled.
Overview

About N8053Y

N8053Y is a Bell UH-1H, serial number 66-01093. The FAA register lists Coastal Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Panama City, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 16, 2003 and expires on October 31, 2027.

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 N8053Y. 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

1980-12-06 Accident · Spring Lake,Nc, 33 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3119
Reported aircraft: Bensen B8M — a different aircraft that carried the N8053Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: R RPM.UN TO OBTAIN ROTOR RPM ON RMNG RWY.HIT STUMP

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.