Boeing CH-47
26 on the U.S. register across 3 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1987 to 2019; half of them date from 1991 or earlier. California has the most (8). 100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the CH-47 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Helicopters
- Power
- Turboshaft, 2 engines
- Common engines
- Honeywell T55-Ga-714A (14), Honeywell 55-L-714A (2)
- Seats
- 44
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Boeing
- Registered
- earliest certificate March 17, 2015; newest August 3, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Corporation | 17 | 65% |
| LLC | 9 | 35% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH-47D | 22 | 1987 to 1995 | 84.6% |
| CH-47F | 2 | 2019 | 7.7% |
| CH-47(JAX) | 2 | — | 7.7% |
When they were built by decade · 10 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted | 13 | 50% |
| None on file | 10 | 38% |
| Experimental | 3 | 12% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
Fleet pages: Uc Helitanker 1 LLC · Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee · Unical Air INC · Columbia Helicopters INC · Boeing Company · Billings Flying Service LLC · Pj Helicopters INC · Heligroup Fire LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 1 fatal
The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Boeing CH-47 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
26 as of October 27, 2026, counting 3 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Boeing CH-47s?
California, with 8.
Who owns the Boeing CH-47?
100% 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 Boeing CH-47s on the register built?
Between 1987 and 2019; half of them in 1991 or earlier.
How many Boeing CH-47 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 1 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Boeing CH-47 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. 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 Boeing CH-47 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 10 failure reports with the FAA since 2024, 10 of them in the last ten years: about 38.5 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is rotorcraft systems.
Failure reports 10 since 2024 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 24 | 10 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Rotorcraft systems | 10 | 100% |
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 CH-47 links to the rest of the register
- Boeing 6,675 aircraft on the register
- Boeing CH-47D 22 registered
- Boeing CH-47(JAX) 2 registered
- Boeing CH-47F 2 registered
- Built of aluminium
- Honeywell T55-GA-714A 14 of these aircraft
- Honeywell 55-L-714A 2 of these aircraft · 4115 hp
- California 8 of these aircraft
- Utah 4 of these aircraft
- Alaska 4 of these aircraft
- Pennsylvania 3 of these aircraft
- Oregon 3 of these aircraft
- Uc Helitanker 1 LLC 4 of these aircraft
- Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee 4 of these aircraft
- Unical Air INC 3 of these aircraft
- Columbia Helicopters INC 3 of these aircraft
- Boeing Company 2 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the CH-47 1 cases since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Failure reports filed on the CH-47 10 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/boeing/ch-47.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 26
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N47FU | Boeing CH-47F |
Rotak LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
None on file | 2026-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N447JK | Boeing CH-47(JAX) |
Boeing Company Ridley Park, Pennsylvania |
None on file | 2025-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N447PF | Boeing CH-47(JAX) |
Boeing Company Ridley Park, Pennsylvania |
None on file | 2025-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N344RA | Boeing CH-47D |
Akch4 LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Restricted | 2024-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N257PJ | Boeing CH-47D |
Pj Helicopters INC Red Bluff, California |
Restricted | 2023-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47CU | Boeing CH-47D |
Csc Delaware Trust CO Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2023-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N406KT | Boeing CH-47D |
Billings Flying Service LLC Billings, Montana |
Restricted | 2023-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N160DY | Boeing CH-47D |
Unical Air INC Arcadia, California |
None on file | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N160EH | Boeing CH-47D |
Unical Air INC Arcadia, California |
Experimental | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N160TN | Boeing CH-47D |
Unical Air INC Arcadia, California |
None on file | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N366RA | Boeing CH-47D |
Akch3 LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Restricted | 2022-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N237PJ | Boeing CH-47D |
Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
None on file | 2022-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N238PJ | Boeing CH-47D |
Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Restricted | 2022-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N377RA | Boeing CH-47D |
Akch2 LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Restricted | 2022-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N258PJ | Boeing CH-47D |
Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Restricted | 2022-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N285PJ | Boeing CH-47D |
Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Restricted | 2022-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42CU | Boeing CH-47D |
Uc Helitanker 1 LLC Arcadia, California |
Restricted | 2020-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49CU | Boeing CH-47D |
Uc Helitanker 1 LLC Arcadia, California |
Restricted | 2020-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43CU | Boeing CH-47D |
Uc Helitanker 1 LLC Arcadia, California |
Restricted | 2019-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40CU | Boeing CH-47D |
Uc Helitanker 1 LLC Arcadia, California |
Experimental | 2019-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N292RN | Boeing CH-47F |
Boeing CO Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2018-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N945CH | Boeing CH-47D |
Heligroup Fire LLC Missoula, Montana |
None on file | 2017-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N588AJ | Boeing CH-47D |
Billings Flying Service LLC Billings, Montana |
Restricted | 2017-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411CH | Boeing CH-47D |
Columbia Helicopters INC Portland, Oregon |
None on file | 2015-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N412CH | Boeing CH-47D |
Columbia Helicopters INC Portland, Oregon |
None on file | 2015-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N475CH | Boeing CH-47D |
Columbia Helicopters INC Aurora, Oregon |
None on file | 2015-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |