# N197LE: 1983 Bell AH-1F

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell AH-1F](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-ah-1f) (registry code 1181906, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming T53L-703](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t53l-703) (registry code 41557)
- Serial number: 83-24197
- Year built: 1983
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: December 6, 2007
- Certificate issued: May 12, 2006
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A1832B
- Registered owner: [Army Aviation Heritage Foundation And Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARMY%20AVIATION%20HERITAGE%20FOUNDATION%20AND%20MUSEUM%20INC)
- Location: [Hampton, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Hampton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4006° N, 84.3077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30228, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=197LE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197LE

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Bell AH-1F)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming T53L-703)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR12LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA107), Mar 1, 2012: Bell AH-1F (N197LE), Coolidge, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A flight control malfunction while maneuvering for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure that would have…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20120301003329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120301003329A), Mar 1, 2012: Bell AH-1F (N197LE), Coolidge, AZ, Destroyed. Pilot stated that while conducting a pass heading north on runway 35 at approximately 50' AGL, he initiated a climbing right hand turn at a bank angle of…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Bell AH-1F aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-ah-1f/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming T53L-703 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t53l-703.md

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