Bell UH-1 Huey (Iroquois)
404 on the U.S. register across 13 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1962 to 2012; half of them date from 1966 or earlier. Florida has the most (74). 92% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
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About the UH-1 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Helicopters
- Power
- Turboshaft, 1 engine
- Common engines
- Lycoming T53-L-13 (46), Lycoming T-53 (34), Honeywell T53-L13B (18)
- Seats
- 15
- Makers on the register
- Bell, Bell Helicopter Textron Canada, Bell Helicopter Co
- Registered
- earliest certificate July 31, 1978; newest September 22, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Florida74California70Washington62Texas30Montana21Oregon17Georgia9Alabama9Alaska9Pennsylvania8Indiana8Delaware8
Who owns them registrant type
Corporation143 (35%)Government132 (33%)LLC94 (23%)Individual33 (8%)Partnership1 (0.2%)Non-citizen corporation1 (0.2%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 257 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid396 (98%)Pending6 (1%)Reports overdue1 (0.2%)Pending cancellation1 (0.2%)
Airworthiness certificate class
None on file236 (58%)Restricted102 (25%)Experimental65 (16%)Standard1 (0.2%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Usda Forest Service Fepp32Northwest Helicopters LLC26Brown Helicopter INC16US Department Of State Inl/A9Northwest Helicopters INC9US Department Of State8Bell Textron INC8Dept Of Homeland Security7Rice Aircraft Services INC6US Dept Of State Inl/A5American Huey 369 INC5Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District4
Fleet pages: Usda Forest Service Fepp · Northwest Helicopters LLC · Brown Helicopter INC · US Department Of State Inl/A · Northwest Helicopters INC · US Department Of State · Bell Textron INC · Dept Of Homeland Security
Accident history NTSB records · 114 cases since 1982, 34 fatal
2023-07-11CEN23LA295 · UH-1H N900VF · accident near Woodlawn, IL · no injuries
2023-03-02WPR23LA118 · UH-1B N234SJ · accident near Orland, CA · no injuries
2022-11-03GAA23WA025 · UH-1 CCCXZ · accident near San Clemente, OF · 1 killed
2022-07-17CEN22FA317 · UH-1H N911SZ · accident near Chapelle, NM · 4 killed
2022-06-22ERA22FA279 · UH-1B N98F · accident near Amherstdale, WV · 6 killed
2022-02-17WPR22FA098 · UH-1H N72297 · accident near Coalinga, CA · 1 killed
2022-01-23WPR22LA084 · UH-1E N333XL · accident near Gustine, CA · no injuries
2021-06-15WPR21LA236 · UH-1H N398M · accident near Townsend, MT · no injuries
The 8 most recent of 114 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Bell UH-1 Huey (Iroquois) aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
404 as of October 2, 2026, counting 13 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Bell UH-1s?
Florida, with 74.
Who owns the Bell UH-1?
92% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 404
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1145Q | Bell UH-1H |
Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
Restricted | 2014-12-11 | Valid |
| N133 | Bell UH-1H |
Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
Restricted | 2014-12-11 | Valid |
| N2055V | Bell UH-1H |
Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
Restricted | 2014-12-11 | Valid |
| N51AG | Bell UH-1H |
Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
Restricted | 2014-12-11 | Valid |
| N24097 | Bell UH-1M |
Individual owner Montana |
None on file | 2014-09-12 | Valid |
| N105VV | Bell UH-1D |
7242V LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Experimental | 2014-08-15 | Valid |
| N405PD | Bell UH-1B |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2014-07-29 | Valid |
| N7106S | Bell UH-1H |
Northwest Helicopters LLC Olympia, Washington |
None on file | 2014-07-24 | Valid |
| N343WN | Bell UH-1 |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Olympia, Washington |
None on file | 2014-07-15 | Valid |
| N7252N | Bell UH-1N |
Dept Of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
None on file | 2014-07-11 | Valid |
| N7255N | Bell UH-1N |
Dept Of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
None on file | 2014-07-11 | Valid |
| N7256N | Bell UH-1N |
Dept Of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
None on file | 2014-07-11 | Valid |
| N7271N | Bell UH-1N |
Dept Of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
None on file | 2014-07-11 | Valid |
| N7272N | Bell UH-1N |
Dept Of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
None on file | 2014-07-11 | Valid |
| N7273N | Bell UH-1N |
Dept Of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
None on file | 2014-07-11 | Valid |
| N7274N | Bell UH-1N |
Dept Of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
None on file | 2014-07-11 | Valid |
| N45731 | Bell UH-1B |
Magnum Aviation LLC Goff, Kansas |
Restricted | 2014-06-02 | Valid |
| N186SD | Bell UH-1H |
Orange County Sheriffs Dept Costa Mesa, California |
None on file | 2014-05-14 | Valid |
| N990PS | Bell UH-1H |
Uh 1 LLC Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Experimental | 2014-04-16 | Valid |
| N216WC | Bell UH-1H |
Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
None on file | 2014-04-14 | Valid |
| N241SD | Bell UH-1H |
Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
None on file | 2014-04-08 | Valid |
| N307CW | Bell UH-1H |
Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
None on file | 2014-03-13 | Valid |
| N533AW | Bell UH-1H |
Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
None on file | 2014-03-13 | Valid |
| N1022Q | Bell UH-1B |
American Huey 369 INC Peru, Indiana |
Experimental | 2014-02-26 | Valid |
| N204TH | Bell UH-1P |
Tamarack Helicopters INC Stevensville, Montana |
None on file | 2014-02-11 | Valid |
| N714MQ | Bell UH-1H |
Individual owner California |
Restricted | 2014-01-22 | Valid |
| N421NC | Bell UH-1H |
State Of North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina |
Restricted | 2013-12-24 | Valid |
| N569SS | Bell UH-1H |
Brevard County Sheriffs Office Merritt Island, Florida |
None on file | 2013-11-05 | Valid |
| N497DB | Bell UH-1N |
Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
None on file | 2013-09-04 | Valid |
| N497LH | Bell UH-1N |
Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
None on file | 2013-08-30 | Valid |
| N497NB | Bell UH-1N |
Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
None on file | 2013-08-30 | Valid |
| N497QC | Bell UH-1N |
Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
None on file | 2013-08-30 | Valid |
| N497FB | Bell UH-1N |
Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
None on file | 2013-08-29 | Valid |
| N224SP | Bell UH-1H |
New York State Police Aviation Unit Albany, New York |
None on file | 2013-06-26 | Valid |
| N638HA | Bell UH-1H |
Helicopter Applicators INC Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
Restricted | 2013-03-28 | Valid |
| N6180A | Bell UH-1B |
Jones Aviation INC Biggs, California |
Restricted | 2013-03-12 | Valid |
| N424NA | Bell UH-1B |
Jones Flying Service INC Biggs, California |
None on file | 2013-01-18 | Valid |
| N97NW | Bell UH-1H |
Northwest Helicopters LLC Olympia, Washington |
Restricted | 2013-01-16 | Valid |
| N271GH | Bell UH-1L |
American Huey 369 INC Peru, Indiana |
None on file | 2012-12-03 | Valid |
| N107CH | Bell UH-1H |
Airlift Helicopters Services Seal Beach, California |
Restricted | 2012-10-30 | Valid |
| N4040P | Bell UH-1F |
R & R Conner Aviation LLC Conner, Montana |
Restricted | 2012-10-26 | Valid |
| N205DP | Bell UH-1H |
Dillon Uh-1H LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Experimental | 2012-08-30 | Valid |
| N301HP | Bell UH-1H |
Individual owner Washington |
Restricted | 2012-08-28 | Valid |
| N651MH | Bell UH-1H |
Cinema Aircraft Restoration LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Experimental | 2012-08-22 | Valid |
| N3181F | Bell UH-1F |
Salmon River Helicopters INC Riggins, Idaho |
Restricted | 2012-08-01 | Valid |
| N774WR | Bell UH-1N |
US Department Of State Melbourne, Florida |
None on file | 2012-05-09 | Valid |
| N414NA | Bell UH-1M |
Individual owner Florida |
None on file | 2012-03-16 | Valid |
| N874 | Bell UH-1H |
High Performance Helicopters CORP Crestline, California |
Restricted | 2012-02-22 | Valid |
| N433ZN | Bell UH-1H |
Northwest Helicopters LLC Olympia, Washington |
None on file | 2012-02-08 | Valid |
| N205KP | Bell UH-1H |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2012-02-06 | Valid |
| N194WB | Bell UH-1N |
US Department Of State Melbourne, Florida |
None on file | 2011-08-19 | Valid |
| N274AW | Bell UH-1N |
US Department Of State Melbourne, Florida |
None on file | 2011-08-19 | Valid |
| N344WN | Bell UH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Olympia, Washington |
None on file | 2011-06-03 | Valid |
| N345WN | Bell UH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Olympia, Washington |
None on file | 2011-06-03 | Valid |
| N346WN | Bell UH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Olympia, Washington |
None on file | 2011-06-03 | Valid |
| N4391W | Bell UH-1H |
US Dept Of State Melbourne, Florida |
None on file | 2011-05-31 | Valid |
| N3276K | Bell UH-1H |
Mooney Seven INC San Antonio, Texas |
Restricted | 2011-05-19 | Valid |
| N347AM | Bell UH-1H |
Northwest Helicopters LLC Olympia, Washington |
None on file | 2011-05-14 | Valid |
| N4072P | Bell UH-1 |
Military Tech INC Eugene, Oregon |
None on file | 2011-04-07 | Valid |
| N4082P | Bell UH-1 |
Military Tech INC Eugene, Oregon |
None on file | 2011-04-07 | Valid |
| N78970 | Bell UH-1N |
US Department Of State Melbourne, Florida |
None on file | 2011-03-10 | Valid |
| N490AS | Bell Helicopter Co UH-1H II |
Bell Textron INC Fort Worth, Texas |
Experimental | 2011-02-18 | Valid |
| N72297 | Bell UH-1H |
American AG Aviation INC DBA Five Points, California |
Restricted | 2010-09-08 | Valid |
| N911SS | Bell UH-1H |
Merced County Sheriffs Office Merced, California |
None on file | 2010-08-09 | Valid |
| N93ND | Bell UH-1H |
Stratford Police Dept Southport, Connecticut |
None on file | 2010-07-16 | Valid |
| N373DH | Bell UH-1H |
Northwest Helicopters INC Olympia, Washington |
None on file | 2010-03-11 | Valid |
| N107NJ | Bell UH-1H |
Usda Forest Service Trenton, New Jersey |
None on file | 2010-02-24 | Valid |
| N633SC | Bell UH-1H |
Avag INC Richvale, California |
Restricted | 2010-02-04 | Valid |
| N137US | Bell UH-1E |
Thomas Aviation LLC Orleans, California |
Restricted | 2010-01-12 | Valid |
| N45SP | Bell UH-1H |
Kentucky State Police Frankfort, Kentucky |
None on file | 2009-12-10 | Valid |
| N420NA | Bell UH-1H |
Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
None on file | 2009-10-21 | Valid |
| N444SJ | Bell UH-1B |
Jones Flying Service Biggs, California |
Restricted | 2009-06-24 | Valid |
| N113FD | Bell UH-1H |
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Mather, California |
None on file | 2009-04-20 | Valid |
| N658HA | Bell UH-1H |
Helicopter Applicators INC Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
Restricted | 2009-03-27 | Valid |
| N45855 | Bell UH-1B |
Scotts Helicopter Service INC Le Sueur, Minnesota |
None on file | 2009-01-23 | Valid |
| N302DT | Bell UH-1H |
Top Hand INC Laurel, Montana |
None on file | 2009-01-12 | Valid |
| N348BH | Bell UH-1H |
Northwest Helicopters INC Olympia, Washington |
None on file | 2008-11-26 | Valid |
| N367CB | Bell UH-1H |
Northwest Helicopters INC Olympia, Washington |
None on file | 2008-11-26 | Valid |
| N367KB | Bell UH-1H |
Northwest Helicopters INC Olympia, Washington |
None on file | 2008-11-10 | Valid |
| N597E | Bell UH-1H |
County Of Kern Bakersfield, California |
None on file | 2008-09-22 | Valid |
| N348AH | Bell UH-1H |
Northwest Helicopters INC Olympia, Washington |
None on file | 2008-09-09 | Valid |
| N51BR | Bell UH-1H |
Northwest Helicopters INC Olympia, Washington |
None on file | 2008-09-09 | Valid |
| N2417U | Bell UH-1H |
David Abreu Vineyard Management INC Rutherford, California |
None on file | 2008-09-02 | Valid |
| N46928 | Bell UH-1B |
Scotts Helicopter Services INC Le Sueur, Minnesota |
Restricted | 2008-05-14 | Valid |
| N803UH | Bell UH-1H |
American Huey 369 INC Peru, Indiana |
Experimental | 2008-04-02 | Valid |
| N395SD | Bell UH-1H |
US Department Of State Inl/A Melbourne, Florida |
None on file | 2008-02-11 | Valid |
| N207SD | Bell UH-1H |
U S Dept Of State Inl/A Melbourne, Florida |
None on file | 2007-11-26 | Valid |
| N248SD | Bell UH-1H |
U S Dept Of State Inl/A Melbourne, Florida |
None on file | 2007-11-26 | Valid |
| N7515S | Bell UH-1H |
Northwest Helicopters INC Olympia, Washington |
None on file | 2007-11-06 | Valid |
| N7515Z | Bell UH-1H |
Northwest Helicopters INC Olympia, Washington |
None on file | 2007-11-06 | Valid |
| N313B | Bell UH-1H |
Northwest Helicopters INC Olympia, Washington |
Experimental | 2007-09-17 | Valid |
| N53AG | Bell UH-1H |
Coastal Helicopters INC Panama City, Florida |
Restricted | 2007-08-03 | Valid |
| N90845 | Bell UH-1N |
US Department Of State Inl/A Melbourne, Florida |
None on file | 2007-07-02 | Valid |
| N9108Z | Bell UH-1N |
US Department Of State Inl/A Melbourne, Florida |
None on file | 2007-07-02 | Valid |
| N91378 | Bell UH-1N |
US Department Of State Inl/A Melbourne, Florida |
None on file | 2007-07-02 | Valid |
| N9195C | Bell UH-1N |
US Department Of State Inl/A Melbourne, Florida |
None on file | 2007-07-02 | Valid |
| N9201B | Bell UH-1N |
US Department Of State Inl/A Melbourne, Florida |
None on file | 2007-07-02 | Valid |
| N461CC | Bell UH-1H |
Avag INC Richvale, California |
Restricted | 2007-04-25 | Valid |
| N7038W | Bell UH-1V |
US Department Of State Melbourne, Florida |
None on file | 2007-03-07 | Valid |
| N7041M | Bell UH-1V |
US Department Of State Melbourne, Florida |
None on file | 2007-03-07 | Valid |