Aircraft Description
N197LE is a 1983 Bell AH-1F, a single-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Army Aviation Heritage Foundation And Museum INC in Hampton, GA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 6, 2007. The registration certificate was issued on May 12, 2006. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming T53L-703 engine producing 1400 horsepower, N197LE is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A1832B (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N197LE was last updated on October 20, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Bell, a Textron company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is a leading manufacturer of rotorcraft. From the iconic Bell 206 JetRanger to the Bell 505 and 525, Bell helicopters serve civil, military, and commercial helicopter markets worldwide. AviatorDB tracks 4,083 Bell aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the AH-1F model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N197LE. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC