Turbine helicopter

N874

1965 Bell UH-1H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
65-12874
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T53L-703
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
High Performance Helicopters Corp (Corporation)
Based
Crestline, CA
1965 Bell UH-1H
Representative photo of a Bell UH-1H. Not a photo of N874.
Registration record

N874 on the FAA register

Type
1965 Bell UH-1H
Serial
65-12874
Engines
Lycoming T53L-703
Registered owner
High Performance Helicopters Corp
Crestline, CA
Certificate issued
2012-02-22
Airworthiness date
2011-01-07
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AC0531
Mode S (octal)
53002461
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

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-03-11
    N874 previously assigned to a Sikorsky S-55 (s/n 551004); cancelled.
  • 2012-02-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N874 to the current registrant.
  • 2011-01-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1965
    Manufactured (1965).
  • 1931-06-08
    N874 previously assigned to a Stinson SB-1 (s/n 3); cancelled.
Overview

About N874

N874 is a 1965 Bell UH-1H, serial number 65-12874. The FAA register lists High Performance Helicopters Corp as the registrant in Crestline, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 22, 2012 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T53L-703 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 restricted category, dated January 7, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N874. 2 earlier records involve 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

1981-05-29 Accident · Beaumont, Ca, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2413
Reported aircraft: Sikorsky S-55 — a different aircraft that carried the N874 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: UT COULD NOT AGREE ON LVL OF ALC PRIOR TO ACCIDENT
1966-06-29 Accident · Kenai Alas, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0569
Reported aircraft: Sikorsky S55 — a different aircraft that carried the N874 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: SED MAIN ROTOR TO STRIKE TAIL BOOM.

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.