US Helicopter Registry

Bell214

31 Bell 214 helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 0 percent of the US fleet and the number 46 type by count. It is a medium twin helicopter, the class the Helicopter Class Comparison describes for charter, built by Bell. 1 of them fly on a Part 135 certificate.

31
Registered in the US
1
On a Part 135 certificate
1982
Median year built
18
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under 4 model strings, folded together here. The strings are the manufacturer's own designations as typed on the registration, so a suffix marks a sub-model, an engine option, or sometimes only a different clerk.

Model as registeredRegistered
214ST19
214B-19
214B2
2141

Where the Bell 214 is registered

By the registrant's state. A trust or leasing company can put a whole fleet at one address, so a state's count is about paperwork as much as flying.

When they were built

  • 1970s 826%
  • 1980s 1342%
  • 1990s 413%

The register runs from 1976 to 1993, with 1984 the busiest year at 5 airframes. 6 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • Corporation 31100%

The organisations with the most Bell 214 helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE29
CENTRAL COPTERS INC1
TEMSCO HELICOPTERS INC1

Engine and certification

31 are recorded as turbine powered and 0 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: GE CT7 SERIES (15), LYCOMING T5508D (6), GE CT7-2A (3), HONEYWELL T5508D (3), LYCOMING T-55 SER TS (2).

  • Standard 1239%
  • Restricted 929%
  • Multiple 826%
  • Experimental 13%

Standard is the airworthiness class a passenger-carrying aircraft holds. Restricted covers agricultural, external-load and other special-purpose work, and experimental covers research, exhibition and amateur-built aircraft; neither carries paying passengers.

Common questions

How many Bell 214 helicopters are there in the United States?

31 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 0 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Bell 214 number 46 among model families. The FAA lists it under 4 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Bell 214 helicopters registered?

Utah leads with 29, then Alaska with 1. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Bell 214 used for charter?

1 of the 31 registered, 3 percent, sit on an FAA Part 135 certificate, the authority needed to fly passengers or cargo for hire. Whether a given one is available for passenger work depends on the operator, not the type.

How old are the Bell 214 helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 1982; the register runs from 1976 to 1993, with 1984 the busiest year at 5. 6 records carry no year.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated 14 September 2026; Part 135 workbook dated 9 August 2026. Look up any airframe by tail number on the registry hub.

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