Helicopters
15,256 on the U.S. register. Rotorcraft of every size, from two-seat piston trainers to turbine helicopters flying medical, police, utility, offshore and corporate work.
Makers top 15
Robinson Helicopter3,171Bell3,074Sikorsky796Bell Helicopter Textron Canada732Eurocopter666Bell Textron Canada Ltd429Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh412Hughes383Airbus Helicopters Inc379Airbus Helicopters265Hughes Helicopters Inc241Hiller241Schweizer218Enstrom215Bell Helicopter Textron191
Makers, as a table
Models top 15
Robinson Helicopter R44 II1,376Bell 206B791Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA634Robinson Helicopter R44551Robinson Helicopter R66421Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407418Bell 407371Bell UH-1H294Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B3291Sikorsky UH-60A211Bell OH-58A208Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D207Bell Textron Canada Ltd 407195Agustawestland Philadelphia Co AW119MKII180Eurocopter AS 350 B3166
Models, as a table
Registrations by year latest certificate held
Registrations by year, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 538 |
| 2016 | 482 |
| 2017 | 610 |
| 2018 | 668 |
| 2019 | 740 |
| 2020 | 654 |
| 2021 | 904 |
| 2022 | 966 |
| 2023 | 1,496 |
| 2024 | 1,364 |
| 2025 | 1,381 |
| 2026 | 1,299 |
Who owns them
LLC5,693 (37%)Corporation4,832 (32%)Individual2,622 (17%)Government1,592 (10%)Co-owned228 (1%)Non-citizen corporation221 (1%)Partnership43 (0.3%)Not stated23 (0.2%)Non-citizen co-owned2 (0.0%)
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| LLC | 5,693 | 37% |
| Corporation | 4,832 | 32% |
| Individual | 2,622 | 17% |
| Government | 1,592 | 10% |
| Co-owned | 228 | 1% |
| Non-citizen corporation | 221 | 1% |
| Partnership | 43 | 0.3% |
| Not stated | 23 | 0.2% |
| Non-citizen co-owned | 2 | 0.0% |
By state top 12
Largest fleets companies, LLCs, trusts and government bodies
Air Methods LLC317Brown Helicopter INC182Bank of Utah Trustee182Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee175Air Evac Ems INC162Naval Air Systems Command126Phi Health LLC99Bell Textron INC94Med-Trans CORP83Airbus Helicopters INC73Emerald City Aircraft Leasing INC72Department of Homeland Security71
Largest fleets, as a table
Owner names as the FAA publishes them. Individuals are not listed at this time. All helicopters fleets
Aircraft newest registrations first · 15,256 in all
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N407SD | Bell 407 |
County of Onondaga Syracuse, New York |
Standard | 1999-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64586 | Bell UH-1H |
Charlotte County Sheriffs Office Punta Gorda, Florida |
None on file | 1999-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N249GB | Spitzer Craig A MINI-500 |
Individual owner Oregon |
None on file | 1999-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N355FF | Aerospatiale AS 355F1 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 1999-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63945 | Lee Roger B RED-1 |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 1999-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N170Q | Enstrom Helicopter Corp 280C |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1999-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8358F | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Holt Helicopters INC Uvalde, Texas |
Standard | 1999-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N354HF | Bell UH-1H |
Army Aviation Heritage Foundation Hampton, Georgia |
Experimental | 1999-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N129HA | Hiller UH-12E |
Hiller Aircraft CORP Firebaugh, California |
Experimental | 1999-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8719F | Hughes 269A |
Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 1999-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37ME | Bell 407 |
Mountain-Elkhorn INC Lexington, Kentucky |
Standard | 1999-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N104HF | Bell UH-1H |
Army Aviation Heritage Foundation Hampton, Georgia |
Experimental | 1999-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N491DF | Bell EH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Mccellan, California |
None on file | 1999-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73HP | Eurocopter AS 350 B2 |
Ohio State Highway Patrol Columbus, Ohio |
Standard | 1999-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N147RS | Bell 47G-3B-2 |
Individual owner Wyoming |
None on file | 1999-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N202DE | Ege Douglas L MINI 500 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Experimental | 1999-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9115R | Bell 47D1 |
Co-owned owner California |
Multiple | 1999-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22PP | Bell 412EP |
Department of Interior Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 1999-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N209MS | Schweizer 269C |
Land & Air Surveying INC Malibu, California |
Standard | 1999-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N102CQ | Md Helicopters Llc 369FF |
Chatham County Savannah, Georgia |
Standard | 1999-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6302Y | Eurocopter AS 350 B2 |
Temsco Helicopter INC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Standard | 1999-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N699LC | Schweizer 269C |
Aero Management LLC Austin, Texas |
Standard | 1999-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4798R | Bell 47G-5 |
Triple F Flying INC Benton, Pennsylvania |
Multiple | 1999-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N841YT | Bell 206B |
True Drilling LLC Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 1999-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85CA | Bell 206B |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 1999-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N151BR | Seraphin Raymond J EXEC 162 F |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Experimental | 1999-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58115 | Bell 47G-5A |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 1999-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36MG | Gaspard Michael B8MG |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Experimental | 1999-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N130BH | Bell 206B II |
Obrien Helicopters INC Lehigh Acres, Florida |
Standard | 1999-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5QV | Bell 206B |
Helicopters INC Cahokia, Illinois |
Standard | 1999-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2817B | Bell 47G-2 |
New Air INC Pocahontas, Iowa |
Standard | 1999-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13CM | Enstrom F-28A |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 1999-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N468RS | Sugden Richard MINI 500 |
Individual owner Wyoming |
None on file | 1999-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7965J | Bell 47G3B2A |
Dsm INC White City, Oregon |
Multiple | 1999-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4056M | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 1999-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80156 | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helistream INC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 1999-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5204P | Eurocopter AS 350 B2 |
U S Dept of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 1999-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4050G | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Spellbound INC White Bear Lake, Minnesota |
Standard | 1999-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N242KC | Bell UH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Bakersfield, California |
None on file | 1999-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N269A | Hughes 269A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1999-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59MH | Garlick Helicopters Inc OH-58A+ |
Maine Helicopters INC Whitefield, Maine |
Restricted | 1999-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5699D | Enstrom F-28F |
Clear Lake Management CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 1999-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8176S | Bell OH-58A+ |
Bladen County Sheriff Department North Carolina Elizabethtown, North Carolina |
None on file | 1998-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8167G | Zurawski Paul M BENSEN B-8M |
Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 1998-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N205VC | Bell 205B |
Ventura County Sheriffs Department Camarillo, California |
Standard | 1998-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N501TA | Bell 206B |
Tomlinson Aviation INC Ormond Beach, Florida |
Restricted | 1998-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N876RJ | Agusta Spa A109A II |
Tre Aviation CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
None on file | 1998-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4415 | Hiller UH-12E |
Fort Wolters Helicopter INC Mineral Wells, Texas |
Restricted | 1998-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N258LE | Bell OH-58A |
Collier County Sheriffs Office Naples, Florida |
None on file | 1998-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5204G | Eurocopter AS 350 B2 |
U S Dept of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 1998-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N129SP | Bell UH-1H |
New York State Police Albany, New York |
None on file | 1998-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N174SP | Bell UH-1H |
New York State Police Albany, New York |
None on file | 1998-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N407KB | Bell 407 |
Orange County Sheriffs Office Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 1998-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63131 | Haden William L RAF 2000 GTX SE |
Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 1998-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82446 | Lloyd Kenneth M M.D. ROTORWAY EXEC 90 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
None on file | 1998-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N101TV | Robinson Helicopter R44 |
Sky Helicopters INC Garland, Texas |
Standard | 1998-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5688T | Enstrom F-28C |
Joe Koch Construction INC Youngstown, Ohio |
Standard | 1998-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N778AW | Bell OH-58A |
Wayne County Sheriffs Office Goldsboro, North Carolina |
None on file | 1998-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4605V | Sikorsky R-4B |
American Airpower Heritage Museum Dallas, Texas |
Multiple | 1998-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75894 | Krohn Dale EXEC 90 |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Experimental | 1998-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94517 | Hiller H-23D |
Fort Wolters Helicopter Mineral Wells, Texas |
None on file | 1998-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14637 | Hiller UH-12E |
Fort Wolters Helicopter INC Mineral Wells, Texas |
Standard | 1998-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N606CD | Hiller OH-23D |
Fort Wolters Helicopter INC Mineral Wells, Texas |
None on file | 1998-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62455 | Hiller UH-12D |
Fort Wolters Helicopter INC Mineral Wells, Texas |
Standard | 1998-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67065 | Hiller-Osborn UH-12D |
Fort Wolters Helicopter INC Mineral Wells, Texas |
Multiple | 1998-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N205KS | Bell UH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Santa Barbara, California |
None on file | 1998-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N407KC | Bell UH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Bakersfield, California |
None on file | 1998-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7173S | Hiller UH-12E |
Craig Helicopters INC Craig, Colorado |
Standard | 1998-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7489F | Hughes 269C |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 1998-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8204S | Speirer Scott A SS1 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Experimental | 1998-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N501EH | Enstrom F-28A |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 1998-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5202Y | Eurocopter AS 350 B2 |
U S Dept of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 1998-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N320GN | Neal Gary C RTRY A F 2000 GTX SE |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Experimental | 1998-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N911CC | Bell OH-58C |
Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 1998-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9196F | Hughes 369HS |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1998-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5010K | Bell 206B |
Hayward Enterprises INC High Point, North Carolina |
Standard | 1998-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5AT | Griffith SCORPION TOO |
Individual owner Iowa |
Experimental | 1998-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N205CP | Bell 206B |
Southern Helicopters INC Sunshine, Louisiana |
Standard | 1998-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8626A | Enstrom F-28F |
South County Helicopter LLC Pilot Rock, Oregon |
Experimental | 1998-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4353B | Sanders George W Jr B8M-C |
Individual owner Indiana |
None on file | 1998-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44SG | Bell 47G-3B-1 |
Staten Island Helicopters INC Staten Island, New York |
Standard | 1998-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4320B | Probst Danny R RAF 2000 GTX SE |
Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 1998-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6BL | Sikorsky S-58ET |
5 State Helicopters INC Royse City, Texas |
Standard | 1998-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12888 | Bell 47D |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1998-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4048L | Eurocopter AS 350 B2 |
U S Dept of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 1998-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4449N | Pratt Eugene H DOMINATOR |
Individual owner Maine |
Experimental | 1998-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N602LH | Havelka Lambert REVLTN MINI 500 HELI |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 1998-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N121CC | Cartercopters Llc CARTERCOPTER |
Carter Aviation Technologies LLC Wichita Falls, Texas |
Experimental | 1998-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5259N | Bell 407 |
Bex INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 1998-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N280PA | Patchin Alan E EXEC 162F |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 1998-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6258B | Hughes 269A |
A&A Conveyor and Equipement INC Pennington Gap, Virginia |
Standard | 1998-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N533MA | Robinson Helicopter R44 |
Mercury Aviation INC Flowood, Mississippi |
Standard | 1998-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N981SH | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Smith Helicopters INC Cotulla, Texas |
Standard | 1998-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N686AM | Bell 407 |
Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 1998-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7579 | Bell 47G-2A |
Coastal Helicopters INC Panama City, Florida |
Multiple | 1998-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N556B | Hughes 269C |
Kd Helicopters INC Shingleton, Michigan |
Standard | 1998-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83666 | Robinson Helicopter R22 |
Baugh Aviation INC Lebanon, Tennessee |
Standard | 1998-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N911NV | Bell HH-1H |
Washoe County Sheriffs Office Reno, Nevada |
None on file | 1998-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9146F | Hughes 369HS |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 1998-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6WV | Bell 206B |
State of West Virgina Dept of Avn Charleston, West Virginia |
Standard | 1998-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
