N853M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell UH-1H. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 16, 2003. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bell UH-1H cancelled July 16, 2003
- Serial number
- 68-16087
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- May 26, 1994
- Last FAA action
- May 20, 2003
- Last owner
- Lee County Mosquito Control District (Government)
Lehigh Acres, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
Waco Aircraft Co WACO N-7 cancelled February 18, 1948
- Serial number
- AT3041
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 13, 1929
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Waco Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Troy, OH - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N853M
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell UH-1H · serial 68-16087
A total loss of engine power due to turbine wheel fracture resulting from fatigue for undetermined reasons that resulted in an autorotation to unsuitable terrain and hard touchdown and rollover.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site