Bell TH-57
23 on the U.S. register across 3 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1985. Florida has the most (5). 87% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the TH-57 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Helicopters
- Power
- Turboshaft, 1 engine
- Common engines
- Allison 250-C20J (1)
- Seats
- 5
- Built of
- aluminium with composite parts
- Maker on the register
- Bell
- Registered
- earliest certificate May 10, 2024; newest July 17, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Government | 11 | 48% |
| Corporation | 6 | 26% |
| Not stated | 3 | 13% |
| LLC | 3 | 13% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
Registration status
By status, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Valid | 20 | 87% |
| Assigned, not yet registered | 3 | 13% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| None on file | 22 | 96% |
| Experimental | 1 | 4% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 4 |
| Zimin Transportation LLC | 3 |
| Florida Department of Law Enforcement | 3 |
| State University of Iowa | 2 |
| Southmark Aviation INC | 2 |
| Etowah County Sheriffs Office | 2 |
| Brown Helicopter INC | 2 |
Fleet pages: National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Zimin Transportation LLC · Southmark Aviation INC · Brown Helicopter INC
Accident history NTSB records · 0 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
No NTSB accident or incident records match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How models compare: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Bell TH-57 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
23 as of October 27, 2026, counting 3 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Bell TH-57s?
Florida, with 5.
Who owns the Bell TH-57?
87% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Bell TH-57s on the register built?
In 1985.
What is the Bell TH-57 made of?
A mostly aluminium airframe with composite parts where they save weight: control surfaces, fairings, the tail or the rotor blades. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Bell TH-57 the component layer
A mostly aluminium airframe with composite parts where they save weight: control surfaces, fairings, the tail or the rotor blades. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 8 failure reports with the FAA since 2002, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 4.3 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is engine.
Failure reports 8 since 2002 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 02 | 7 |
| 19 | 1 |
By system
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 the TH-57 links to the rest of the register
- Bell 3,081 aircraft on the register
- Bell TH-57 19 registered
- Bell TH-57C 3 registered
- Bell TH-57B 1 registered
- Type certificate H2SW · held by Bell Textron Canada LTD
- Built of aluminium with composite parts
- Allison (Rolls-Royce) 250-C20J 1 of these aircraft · 420 hp
- Florida 5 of these aircraft
- Texas 4 of these aircraft
- Alaska 3 of these aircraft
- Mississippi 2 of these aircraft
- Iowa 2 of these aircraft
- National Aeronautics And Space Administration 4 of these aircraft
- Zimin Transportation LLC 3 of these aircraft
- Florida Department of Law Enforcement 3 of these aircraft
- State University of Iowa 2 of these aircraft
- Southmark Aviation INC 2 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the TH-57 0 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Failure reports filed on the TH-57 8 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/bell/th-57.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 23
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N970FL | Bell TH-57 |
Florida Department of Law Enforcement Tallahassee, Florida |
None on file | 2026-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N252ED | Bell TH-57 |
Florida Department of Law Enforcement Tallahassee, Florida |
None on file | 2026-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N960FL | Bell TH-57 |
Florida Department of Law Enforcement Tallahassee, Florida |
None on file | 2026-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N991EC | Bell TH-57 |
Etowah County Sheriffs Office Gadsden, Alabama |
None on file | 2026-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N992EC | Bell TH-57 |
Etowah County Sheriffs Office Gadsden, Alabama |
None on file | 2026-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19SM | Bell TH-57 |
Southmark Aviation INC Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
None on file | 2026-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95SM | Bell TH-57 |
Southmark Aviation INC Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
None on file | 2026-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N472GZ | Bell TH-57 |
Zimin Transportation LLC South Naknek, Alaska |
None on file | 2026-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N472HZ | Bell TH-57 |
Zimin Transportation LLC South Naknek, Alaska |
None on file | 2026-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N472JZ | Bell TH-57 |
Zimin Transportation LLC South Naknek, Alaska |
None on file | 2026-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N501NS | Bell TH-57 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Houston, Texas |
None on file | 2026-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N969NA | Bell TH-57 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Houston, Texas |
None on file | 2026-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N996NA | Bell TH-57 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Houston, Texas |
None on file | 2026-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N997NA | Bell TH-57 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Houston, Texas |
None on file | 2026-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N386WH | Bell TH-57C |
Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
None on file | 2025-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N386UH | Bell TH-57C |
Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
None on file | 2025-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N101DS | Bell TH-57C |
None on file | 2025-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N817DS | Bell TH-57B |
None on file | 2024-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N120PL | Bell TH-57 |
State University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa |
None on file | 2024-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N130PL | Bell TH-57 |
State University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa |
Experimental | 2024-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N625JC | Bell TH-57 |
No owner on file | None on file | Assigned, not yet registeredFAA registration status code 2: N-number assigned but not yet registered. All codes | |
| N911EY | Bell TH-57 |
No owner on file | None on file | Assigned, not yet registeredFAA registration status code 2: N-number assigned but not yet registered. All codes | |
| N950FL | Bell TH-57 |
No owner on file | None on file | Assigned, not yet registeredFAA registration status code 2: N-number assigned but not yet registered. All codes |