Piston helicopter

N873M

Bell H-13

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
65-8043
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Scotts Helicopter Services (Corporation)
Based
Le Sueur, MN
Registration record

N873M on the FAA register

Type
Bell H-13
Serial
65-8043
Engines
1
Registered owner
Scotts Helicopter Services
Le Sueur, MN
Certificate issued
2007-11-08
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
AC028E
Mode S (octal)
53001216
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-11-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N873M to the current registrant.
  • 1948-02-25
    N873M previously assigned to a Bellanca CH300 Pacemaker (s/n 165); cancelled.
Overview

About N873M

N873M is a Bell H-13, serial number 65-8043. The FAA register lists Scotts Helicopter Services as the registrant in Le Sueur, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 8, 2007 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter and 3 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N873M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N873M.

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.