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N893PM

Bell UH-1B

N893PM is a Bell UH-1B, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1962. It has 6 seats. It is registered to Porter Flying Service, a corporation in Durham, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 11, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for agriculture and pest control; aerial surveying; forest; patrolling, dated April 16, 1992.

Aircraft

Maker
Bell
Model
UH-1B
Serial number
62-1923
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Turboshaft, 1 motor · Lycoming T-53 SERIES · 1150 hp
Seats
6
Year built
1962
Cruising speed
103 mph
Transponder code
AC51CA (octal 53050712)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 11, 2023
Expires
January 31, 2030
Last FAA action
September 30, 2023
Airworthiness
Restricted · Agriculture and pest control; Aerial surveying; Forest; Patrolling · April 16, 1992
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00240133

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Porter Flying Service
Type
Corporation
Address
PO Box 766
Durham, CA 95938-0766

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data