Lycoming T53-L-13B
21 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming T53-L-13B engine, rated at about 1400 horsepower. The Bell UH-1 Huey (Iroquois) is the model most often fitted with it (14 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1965 and 1977.
The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as Lycoming T53-L-13B. FAA spelling: T53-L-13B.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Bell UH-1 Huey (Iroquois) | 14 |
| Dornier UH-1 | 2 |
| Arrow Falcon Exporters Inc UH-1H | 1 |
| Northwest Rotorcraft Llc UH-1 | 1 |
| Richards Heavylift Helo Inc UH-1H | 1 |
| Rotorcraft Development Corp UH-1H | 1 |
| Williams Helicopter Corp/Oas UH-1E | 1 |
Bell UH-1 Huey (Iroquois) · Dornier UH-1 · Arrow Falcon Exporters Inc UH-1H · Northwest Rotorcraft Llc UH-1 · Richards Heavylift Helo Inc UH-1H · Rotorcraft Development Corp UH-1H · Williams Helicopter Corp/Oas UH-1E
Where they are owner's state
By state, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Florida | 4 |
| California | 3 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Delaware | 2 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming T53-L-13B the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 10 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 7 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 10 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 02 | 1 |
| 04 | 1 |
| 05 | 1 |
| 12 | 4 |
| 17 | 1 |
| 18 | 1 |
| 20 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register
- Bell UH-1 Huey (Iroquois) 14 with this engine series
- Dornier UH-1 2 with this engine series
- Northwest Rotorcraft Llc UH-1 1 with this engine series
- Florida 4 of these aircraft
- California 3 of these aircraft
- Texas 2 of these aircraft
- Delaware 2 of these aircraft
- Alabama 2 of these aircraft
- Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- Rice Aircraft Services INC 1 of these aircraft
- Pacific Valley Aviation INC 1 of these aircraft
- Failure reports on the Lycoming T53-L-13B 10 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-t53-l-13b.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 21
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N51SB | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada UH-1D |
Rotorcraft | Rice Aircraft Services INC Kerrville, Texas |
Experimental | 2025-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N432GC | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Helicopter Aviation Services & Leasing INC Boynton Beach, Florida |
Experimental | 2024-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N440VR | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Restricted | 2024-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1081C | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Celebrate Freedom Foundation INC West Columbia, South Carolina |
Experimental | 2023-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N911CE | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Coastal Air Service INC Panama City, Florida |
Restricted | 2023-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61FU | Rotorcraft Development Corp UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Air 1 LLC Newark, Delaware |
Restricted | 2023-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N415NA | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Big Turbine Engines LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Experimental | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N155TL | Williams Helicopter Corp/Oas UH-1E |
Rotorcraft | Two Roan Ranch LLC Salem, Oregon |
Restricted | 2022-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N205GE | Northwest Rotorcraft Llc UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Av8-Orr Helicopter Services INC Hamilton, Montana |
Restricted | 2022-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N192BP | Richards Heavylift Helo Inc UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Jones Flying Service Biggs, California |
Restricted | 2021-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N467WW | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Friends of Army Aviation-Ozark Ozark, Alabama |
Experimental | 2021-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N858M | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Pacific Valley Aviation INC Arbuckle, California |
Restricted | 2021-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N811RS | Dornier UH-1D |
Rotorcraft | Columbus Indiana Huey Columbus, Indiana |
Experimental | 2020-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8379R | Dornier UH-1D |
Rotorcraft | G Force Air LLC Columbus, Ohio |
Experimental | 2019-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N443YB | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Northwest Helicopters LLC Olympia, Washington |
Experimental | 2018-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N823LW | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Liberty War Bird INC Lititz, Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2018-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9215Z | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Charlie Don'T Surf Uh1 LLC Boynton Beach, Florida |
Experimental | 2018-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75140 | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Friends of Army Aviation-Ozark Ozark, Alabama |
Experimental | 2017-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222RR | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Air Ball Productions LLC White Deer, Texas |
Experimental | 2017-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N194BP | Arrow Falcon Exporters Inc UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Jones Aviation INC Biggs, California |
Restricted | 2016-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53AG | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Coastal Helicopters INC Panama City, Florida |
Restricted | 2007-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 12, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.