Turbine helicopter

N893PM

1962 Homebuilt UH-1B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1962
Serial
62-1923
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T-53 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Porter Flying Service (Corporation)
Based
Durham, CA
Registration record

N893PM on the FAA register

Type
1962 Homebuilt UH-1B
Serial
62-1923
Engines
Lycoming T-53 series
Registered owner
Porter Flying Service
Durham, CA
Certificate issued
2023-01-11
Airworthiness date
1992-04-16
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AC51CA
Mode S (octal)
53050712
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N893PM.
  • 1992-04-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1962
    Manufactured (1962).
Overview

About N893PM

N893PM is a 1962 Homebuilt UH-1B, serial number 62-1923. The FAA register lists Porter Flying Service as the registrant in Durham, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 11, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T-53 series engine and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated April 16, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N893PM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N893PM.

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.