Turbine helicopter

N98F

1962 Homebuilt UH-1B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1962
Serial
62-1968
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T53-L-11D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Princeton, WV
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Registration record

N98F on the FAA register

Type
1962 Homebuilt UH-1B
Serial
62-1968
Engines
Lycoming T53-L-11D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Princeton, WV
Certificate issued
2017-04-18
Airworthiness date
2014-12-05
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
ADA948
Mode S (octal)
53324510
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-06-22
    Accident at Amherstdale, WV; damage: destroyed.
  • 2017-04-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N98F to the current registrant.
  • 2014-12-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1965-05-18
    N98F previously assigned to a Beechcraft M35 Bonanza (s/n D-6514); cancelled.
  • 1962
    Manufactured (1962).
Overview

About N98F

N98F is a 1962 Homebuilt UH-1B, serial number 62-1968. It is registered to an individual in Princeton, West Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 18, 2017 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T53-L-11D engine and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated December 5, 2014.

N98F has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-06-22 Accident · Amherstdale, WV Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ERA22FA279
Reported aircraft: Bell UH-1B
Probable cause: the operator s failure to adequately inspect the former military turbine powered helicopter, which allowed an engine issue to progress and result in a loss of engine power and a subsequent loss of control after the helicopter struck powerlines during a forced landing. Also causal to the accident were the following: 1) the Federal Aviation Administration s (FAA) inadequate inspection and maintenance standards for former military turbine powered aircraft operating with an experimental exhibition airworthiness certificate; 2) the operator s use of those standards instead of more rigorous standards, which were readily available to the operator and previously used to inspect and maintain the…

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.