Turbine helicopter

N966X

1979 Bell Helicopter Textron 212

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
30966
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × P & W PT6T-3B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bh212966 LLC (LLC)
Based
Crestline, CA
Registration record

N966X on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bell Helicopter Textron 212
Serial
30966
Engines
2 × P & W PT6T-3B
Registered owner
Bh212966 LLC
Crestline, CA
Certificate issued
2025-12-19
Airworthiness date
2025-12-26
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AD747D
Mode S (octal)
53272175
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2025-12-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N966X to the current registrant.
  • 1979-04-30
    N966X previously assigned to a Grumman G-164A (s/n 480); cancelled.
Overview

About N966X

N966X is a 1979 Bell Helicopter Textron 212, serial number 30966. The FAA register lists Bh212966 LLC as the registrant in Crestline, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 19, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two P & W PT6T-3B engines and 15 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated December 26, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N966X.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N966X.

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.