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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N36SM | Mcginnis Stephen Alan BENSEN B-80 |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 1985-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16920 | Bell 212 |
Temsco Helicopters INC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Restricted | 1985-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N384M | Bell 206 |
State of Montana Helena, Montana |
Standard | 1985-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96JW | Wise Joseph B-8M |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 1985-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2NJ | Bell 206L-3 |
New Jersey State Police Ewing, New Jersey |
Standard | 1985-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22SH | Bell 47G |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1985-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1101V | Bell 47G |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 1985-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N206BE | Bell 206B |
Summit Helicopters INC Salem, Virginia |
Standard | 1985-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58215 | Spangler Bryan KB-2 |
Individual owner Illinois |
None on file | 1985-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N412KM | Molloy B Kevin KB-2 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
None on file | 1985-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N911CP | Hughes Helicopters Inc 369E |
St Louis County Police Department Clayton, Missouri |
Standard | 1985-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N136JS | Bell 206B |
Bettencourt Flg Svc INC Atwater, California |
Standard | 1985-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N152JG | Greten James A JAG-EXEC 85 |
Individual owner Ohio |
None on file | 1985-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59553 | Bell 206B |
Sycan CORP Paso Robles, California |
Standard | 1985-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5800Z | Aerospatiale AS332C |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 1985-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98ED | Rivera Edwin A MODIFIED XYZ-001 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 1985-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38096 | Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13E/M74 |
Hendrickson Flying Service INC Rochelle, Illinois |
Restricted | 1984-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8644F | Hughes 269C |
Bemer Aviation INC Glastonbury, Connecticut |
Standard | 1984-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53997 | Bell 47G-2A-1 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 1984-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4476J | Peterson Earl KB-2 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
None on file | 1984-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N309W | Bensen GYROCOPTER |
Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 1983-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N144TV | Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 |
Air Flite INC Shawnee, Oklahoma |
Standard | 1983-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6006K | Hiller UH-12E |
Summit Helicopters Salem, Virginia |
Standard | 1983-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63300 | Bell 47D1 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Multiple | 1983-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4413V | Vanek Jim A VANCRAFT V-1 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 1983-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3751Z | Hiller UH-12E |
Hiller Aviation INC Firebaugh, California |
Multiple | 1983-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3895D | Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 |
Monarch Enterprises INC Kirkland, Washington |
Standard | 1983-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N257PC | Bell 47G-5A |
Pinellas County Clearwater, Florida |
Standard | 1983-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1107N | Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1982-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9608F | Hughes 269C |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1982-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33QP | Bell 206B |
Air Metro Helicopter INC New City, New York |
Standard | 1982-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5084 | Prock Johnny B-8M |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 1982-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5134V | Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D |
Temsco Helicopters INC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Standard | 1982-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5125Q | Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D |
Temsco Helicopters INC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Standard | 1982-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5133U | Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D |
Temsco Helicopters INC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Standard | 1982-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3893U | Bell 206L-3 |
Monarch Enterprises INC Kirkland, Washington |
Restricted | 1982-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5325V | Hiller UH-12E |
Individual owner Washington |
Multiple | 1982-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58078 | Bell 47G-5A |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 1982-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9432H | Sikorsky S-52-3 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1982-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58337 | Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D |
Temsco Helicopters INC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Standard | 1982-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1388Q | Alderfer Edward A ALDERFER GYROPLANE |
Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 1982-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88DG | Gibbs Donald W ROTORCRAFT-GYROPLANE |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
None on file | 1982-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N217HB | Bell Homer K ROTOWAY EXEC |
Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 1982-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1043T | Sikorsky S-61A |
Croman CORP White City, Oregon |
Restricted | 1981-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83230 | Bell 212 |
Temsco Helicopters INC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Multiple | 1981-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2179U | Brantly B-2B |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 1981-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1107P | Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D |
Temsco Helicopters INC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Standard | 1981-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1101N | Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D |
Lindemann Drilling Company INC Archer City, Texas |
Standard | 1981-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9021Q | Castro Antonio J BENSEN B-8M |
Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 1981-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58415 | Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D |
Temsco Helicopters INC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Standard | 1981-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7888B | Bell 47G-2 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Multiple | 1981-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N535HA | Hiller UH-12E |
Summit Helicopters INC Salem, Virginia |
Multiple | 1981-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4242J | Zenisek Edward J X-2 GYRO |
Individual owner Iowa |
Experimental | 1981-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N392M | Bell 206A |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Helena, Montana |
None on file | 1981-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6750D | Bell 47G-2 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Multiple | 1981-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48358 | Bell TH-13T |
Teterboro School of Aeronautics INC Virginia Beach, Virginia |
None on file | 1981-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2980 | Morgan Barney B BENSEN B-8M |
Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 1981-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2927W | Bell 206B |
Gulf Coast Helicopters INC Pearland, Texas |
Standard | 1980-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7212H | Hiller UH-12B |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Multiple | 1980-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1091P | Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D |
Temsco Helicopters INC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Standard | 1980-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1091S | Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D |
Temsco Helicopters INC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Standard | 1980-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N764CL | Bell 206B |
Kestrel Enterprises INC Sun City, Arizona |
Restricted | 1980-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N617X | Bell-Carson 47G |
Individual owner Texas |
Multiple | 1979-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1461W | Bell 47G-3B-2 |
Skyhawk Helicopter Service INC Minersville, Utah |
Restricted | 1979-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90578 | Fuller David W. SCORPION 133 |
Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 1979-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9063L | Hiller UH-12E |
Knutson Flying Service INC Tioga, North Dakota |
Standard | 1979-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N123RJ | Bell 206A |
R J Corman Railroad Co/Bardstown Line Nicholasville, Kentucky |
Restricted | 1979-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51768 | Enstrom F-28C |
Stocker Concrete CO Gnadenhutten, Ohio |
Standard | 1978-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47077 | Hiller UH-12D |
Knutson Flying Service INC Tioga, North Dakota |
Standard | 1978-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1362X | Bell 47G-3B-1 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 1978-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N175HA | Hiller UH-12E |
Co-owned owner Oregon |
Multiple | 1978-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9434A | Bell UH-1B |
Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, Pennsylvania |
None on file | 1978-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58191 | Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D |
Temsco Helicopters INC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Standard | 1978-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N132HA | Hiller UH-12E |
Sky Copters INC Westmoreland, Kansas |
Standard | 1978-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8357F | Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D |
Temsco Helicopters INC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Standard | 1977-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N184CH | Kawasaki Vertol KV107-11 |
Columbia Helicopters INC Aurora, Oregon |
Experimental | 1976-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2490B | Bell 47G-2 |
Experimental Acft Assoc INC Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
Standard | 1976-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N148KY | Bell 206B |
Commonwealth of Kentucky Frankfort, Kentucky |
Standard | 1975-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15SM | Moore B-8M |
Individual owner Maryland |
Experimental | 1975-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67010 | Robinson Helicopter R22 |
Robinson Helicopter Company INC Torrance, California |
Experimental | 1975-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14631 | Goodknight BENSEN B-8M |
Individual owner Florida |
None on file | 1975-01-02 | RevokedFAA registration status code 9: Registration certificate revoked. All codes |
| N59495 | Bell 206B |
Knutson Flying Service INC Tioga, North Dakota |
Restricted | 1974-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17476 | Bell H13G |
Aviation Maintenance Technology Seattle, Washington |
None on file | 1972-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7DB | Berry B-8M |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Experimental | 1972-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1BH | Bensen B-8MG |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Experimental | 1972-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6672D | Boeing-Vertol 107-II |
Columbia Helicopters INC Portland, Oregon |
Multiple | 1972-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6676D | Vertol 107-II |
Columbia Helicopters INC Portland, Oregon |
Multiple | 1972-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8803F | Hughes 269A |
AG Helicopters INC Ft Collins, Colorado |
Standard | 1970-12-21 | RevokedFAA registration status code 9: Registration certificate revoked. All codes |
| N9517F | Hughes 269B |
S Martinez Livestock INC Moxee, Washington |
Standard | 1970-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10025 | Sikorsky H-5 |
Trade Ayer INC Linden, New Jersey |
Standard | RevokedFAA registration status code 9: Registration certificate revoked. All codes | |
| N1002X | Md Helicopters Llc 369FF |
MD Helicopters LLC Mesa, Arizona |
None on file | Valid (manufacturer)FAA registration status code M: Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate. All codes | |
| N1004R | Md Helicopters Llc 369FF |
MD Helicopters LLC Mesa, Arizona |
None on file | Valid (manufacturer)FAA registration status code M: Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate. All codes | |
| N1005G | Md Helicopters Llc 369FF |
MD Helicopters LLC Mesa, Arizona |
None on file | Valid (manufacturer)FAA registration status code M: Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate. All codes | |
| N1006C | Md Helicopters Llc 369FF |
MD Helicopters LLC Mesa, Arizona |
None on file | Valid (manufacturer)FAA registration status code M: Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate. All codes | |
| N1006M | Md Helicopters Llc 369FF |
MD Helicopters LLC Mesa, Arizona |
None on file | Valid (manufacturer)FAA registration status code M: Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate. All codes | |
| N1006T | Md Helicopters Llc 369FF |
MD Helicopters LLC Mesa, Arizona |
None on file | Valid (manufacturer)FAA registration status code M: Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate. All codes | |
| N1008H | Md Helicopters Llc 369FF |
MD Helicopters LLC Mesa, Arizona |
None on file | Valid (manufacturer)FAA registration status code M: Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate. All codes | |
| N100EN | Enstrom F-28F |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | Pending cancellationFAA registration status code 19: Registration pending, pending cancellation. All codes | |
| N102CG | Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500N |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 17: Sale reported, pending cancellation. All codes | |
| N105KY | Robinson Helicopter R66 |
Robinson Helicopter CO Torrance, California |
None on file | Valid (manufacturer)FAA registration status code M: Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate. All codes |
