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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N14742 | Kellett KD-1A |
Mid Atlantic Air Museum Reading, Pennsylvania |
None on file | 1994-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97XT | Robertson Paul L COMMUTER II B |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 1994-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4227E | Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 |
Monarch Enterprises INC Kirkland, Washington |
Standard | 1994-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2091R | Hughes 369A |
City of El Paso Police Department El Paso, Texas |
None on file | 1994-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N666SM | Bell 47G-3B-1 |
Leading Edge Helicopter Service INC Cambridge, Wisconsin |
Standard | 1993-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8774F | Hughes 269A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1993-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14827 | Bell 47G3B2A |
Wildhorse Helicopters INC Pendleton, Oregon |
Restricted | 1993-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N196CH | Vertol 107 |
Columbia Helicopters INC Aurora, Oregon |
Experimental | 1993-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6093K | Eurocopter AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL |
US Department of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 1993-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6103X | Eurocopter AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL |
US Department of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
None on file | 1993-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411DE | Bell 412 |
U S Department of Energy Las Vegas, Nevada |
Multiple | 1993-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4030U | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Eagle Services INC Washington, Michigan |
Standard | 1993-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6214 | Bell Continental Copters 47G |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1993-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8836F | Hughes 269A |
Individual owner Washington |
Restricted | 1993-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6084W | Eurocopter AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL |
U S Dept of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 1993-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N297E | Hughes Helicopters Inc 369E |
County of Kern Bakersfield, California |
Standard | 1993-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6088B | Eurocopter AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL |
US Department of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 1993-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6087C | Eurocopter AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL |
U S Dept of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 1993-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N497DF | Bell EH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Mcclellan, California |
None on file | 1993-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N498DF | Bell UH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Mcclellan, California |
None on file | 1993-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66RR | Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 1993-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1088N | Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D |
Temsco Helicopters INC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Standard | 1993-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N105NJ | Bell Helicopter Co UH-1H (205) |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Trenton, New Jersey |
None on file | 1993-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N543SA | Bell 206B |
Shier Aviation Corporation San Diego, California |
Standard | 1993-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N945MF | Bell UH-1H |
Usda Forest Sercice Fepp Old Town, Maine |
None on file | 1993-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9016F | Hughes 369HS |
High Shines INC Earl Park, Indiana |
Standard | 1993-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N911VR | Bell 212 |
Rogers Helicopters INC Fresno, California |
Multiple | 1993-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N204CH | Aerospatiale AS350B2 |
Coastal Helicopters Juneau, Alaska |
Standard | 1993-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4029G | Bell 47G-3B-2 |
Wildhorse Helicopters INC Pendleton, Oregon |
Restricted | 1993-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N152CA | Bell 206B |
Chem Air LLC Shreveport, Louisiana |
Restricted | 1993-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2995W | Bell 206B |
Scotts Helicopter Services INC Le Sueur, Minnesota |
Multiple | 1993-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N102NJ | Bell 206B |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Trenton, New Jersey |
Standard | 1993-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61555 | Kucel R Scott KB-3 |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 1993-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97PH | Bell 206B |
Provine Helicopter Service INC Greenwood, Mississippi |
Standard | 1993-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N292RT | Trout Robert E BENSEN B80M |
Individual owner Maryland |
Experimental | 1993-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73AP | Hurst A P SUMMIT 23 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 1993-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11054 | Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D |
Winco INC Aurora, Oregon |
Standard | 1993-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13SM | Mayor Stephen A SCORPION 133 |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 1993-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4088Y | Bell 206B |
Dumont Associates Morris Plains, New Jersey |
Standard | 1993-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93SL | Lewis Stephen EXEC-90 SL |
Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 1993-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N935MF | Bell UH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Old Town, Maine |
None on file | 1993-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3094G | Bell 47G-4 |
Scotts Helicopter Services INC Le Sueur, Minnesota |
Multiple | 1993-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N965MF | Bell UH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Old Town, Maine |
None on file | 1993-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8871F | Hughes 269A |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Multiple | 1993-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N461T | Hook Craig D EXEC 90 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 1993-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25LB | Bell 47G-5A |
Scotts Helicopter Services INC Le Sueur, Minnesota |
Restricted | 1993-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4990H | Bell 47G-3B-1 |
Scotts Helicopter Services Le Sueur, Minnesota |
Standard | 1993-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96161 | Bell TH-13T |
Scotts Helicopter Services INC Le Sueur, Minnesota |
Standard | 1993-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N124FC | Bell UH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Tallahassee, Florida |
None on file | 1992-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N395M | Bell UH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Helena, Montana |
None on file | 1992-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N398M | Bell UH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Helena, Montana |
None on file | 1992-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18LA | Bell 412 |
County of Los Angeles Fire Department Pacoima, California |
Standard | 1992-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N164K | Bell 206B |
Memphis Police Department Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 1992-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7137Z | Bell 47D1 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 1992-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N532VS | Setzler Von Dietrich AIR COMMND 532 COMDR |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 1992-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54528 | Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D |
Individual owner Washington |
None on file | 1992-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8617H | Enstrom F-28F |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 1992-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54WH | Hale Warren AIR COMMAND |
Individual owner Nebraska |
None on file | 1992-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40277 | Hiller UH-12E |
Northwest Helicopters I INC Olympia, Washington |
Standard | 1992-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40892 | Wyman Corwyn W BENSEN B-80 A |
Individual owner Montana |
None on file | 1992-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4353M | Schumann Ralf J AUTO GYRO |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Experimental | 1992-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57491 | Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 |
Monarch Enterprises INC Kirkland, Washington |
Standard | 1992-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7764 | Bell 47G-2A-1 |
Individual owner New York |
Multiple | 1992-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N495DF | Bell EH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Mcclellan, California |
None on file | 1992-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N496DF | Bell EH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Mcclellan, California |
None on file | 1992-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4254A | Hiller UH-12A |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 1992-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340WN | Bell UH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Olympia, Washington |
None on file | 1992-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N341WN | Bell UH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Olympia, Washington |
None on file | 1992-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1840L | Manley Lynn K AIR COMMAND |
Co-owned owner Ohio |
Experimental | 1992-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N955MF | Bell UH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Old Town, Maine |
None on file | 1992-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5000T | Hughes TH-55A |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 1992-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N118DD | Dominick D / Rotorway EXEC |
Individual owner New York |
None on file | 1992-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91320 | Bell UH-1B |
Avag INC Richvale, California |
Restricted | 1991-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8372F | Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E |
City of Houston Police Department Houston, Texas |
Standard | 1991-12-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10KX | Bell 206B |
Whirly Leasing INC Richvale, California |
Standard | 1991-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N493DF | Bell EH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Mcclellan, California |
None on file | 1991-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N494DF | Bell EH-1X |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Mcclellan, California |
None on file | 1991-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7878 | Bell 47G-2A |
Hendrickson Flg Svc INC Rochelle, Illinois |
Restricted | 1991-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N911PH | Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E |
St Louis County Police Department Clayton, Missouri |
Standard | 1991-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N614AT | Bell 47G-2 |
Ball Alexander R Norco, California |
Standard | 1991-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9563 | Enstrom F-28A |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 1991-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4249V | Zwicker Roger D CG-200 |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 1991-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1394 | Sikorsky HH-52A |
Mid Atlantic Air Museum Reading, Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 1991-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31FG | Bell 47G-3B-1 |
Coastal Helicopters INC Panama City, Florida |
Multiple | 1991-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43MA | Bell 206B-III |
Minuteman Aviation INC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 1991-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51788 | Enstrom F-28C |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 1991-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7959J | Bell 47G-3B-2 |
Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 1991-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60EB | Boyette Ernest E RFD DOMINATOR |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 1991-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2895B | Bell 47J |
A and S Helicopters INC Cahokia, Illinois |
Standard | 1991-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7182Z | Hutcherson David R ROTORWAY EXEC 152 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 1991-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N489DF | Bell EH-1X |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Mcclellan, California |
None on file | 1991-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5052F | Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 1991-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33PP | Bell 206L-3 |
United States Department of Interior Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 1990-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6635L | Yates Herman YATES GYROPLANE |
Individual owner Florida |
None on file | 1990-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N202DW | Wilmot David H BW-01 |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Experimental | 1990-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N730 | Aerotech Industries Inc ELITE 583 |
Aerotech Industries INC Omaha, Nebraska |
Experimental | 1990-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N409RR | Rymer Robert M 1 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 1990-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N221TG | Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D |
Collier Mosquito Control District Naples, Florida |
Standard | 1990-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4785C | Hiller UH-12B |
Individual owner Arizona |
Multiple | 1990-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8925F | Hughes 269A |
Aztec Aviation Geneseo, Illinois |
Multiple | 1990-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
