# N873M: Bell H-13

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell H-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-h-13) (registry code 1180806, 3 seats)
- Serial number: 65-8043
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: November 8, 2007
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AC028E
- Registered owner: [Scotts Helicopter Services](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCOTTS%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICES)
- Location: [Le Sueur, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Le%20Sueur)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.4418° N, 93.9140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56058, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=873M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N873M

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 H-13)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N873M.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N873M.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N873M

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N873M before.

- [Cancelled 1948-02-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N873M-1948-02-25): Bellanca CH300 PACEMAKER, S/N 165. Owner: [Long & Harmon Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONG%20%26%20HARMON%20INC), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

## Related

- Other Bell H-13 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-h-13/aircraft.md

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