Turbine helicopter

N96EC

1968 Bell UH-1H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
68-16596
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Av8-Orr Helicopter Services Inc (Corporation)
Based
Hamilton, MT
1968 Bell UH-1H
Representative photo of a Bell UH-1H. Not a photo of N96EC.
Registration record

N96EC on the FAA register

Type
1968 Bell UH-1H
Serial
68-16596
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Registered owner
Av8-Orr Helicopter Services Inc
Hamilton, MT
Certificate issued
2015-07-20
Airworthiness date
2001-10-29
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AD5A34
Mode S (octal)
53255064
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

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-07-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N96EC.
  • 2001-10-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N96EC

N96EC is a 1968 Bell UH-1H, serial number 68-16596. The FAA register lists Av8-Orr Helicopter Services Inc as the registrant in Hamilton, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 20, 2015 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T-53 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 October 29, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N96EC.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N96EC.

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.