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N497FB

BELL UH-1N · — · Valid

N497FB is a BELL UH-1N (year —), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-07-12. Owner type: entity. No NTSB accident or incident matches this tail in our snapshot. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database.

Snapshot date: 2026-07-12 · Source: registry.faa.gov

Registration

Status
Valid
Serial number
159686
Issued
—
Expires
—
Type aircraft
Fixed wing single-engine
State
FL

Registered owner

BROWN HELICOPTER INC

PENSACOLA, FL

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database. Entity owners are shown without redaction; individual owners are redacted by default.

Ownership timeline
  • CurrentBROWN HELICOPTER INCsince —
  • Earlier owners are reconstructed from successive FAA snapshots and shown when our archive has at least two transitions for this tail.
Accident or incident history(0 matches)

No NTSB CAROL record matches N497FB in our snapshot. The official NTSB search may show later filings. Open NTSB CAROL.

Applicable Airworthiness Directives(0 on the make-model list)

AD applicability depends on serial range, engine, and propeller. Use the FAA AD library or your A&P mechanic for a definitive applicability list for N497FB.

Type certificate

BELL UH-1N is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the BELL family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.

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