US Helicopter Registry

Bell412

84 Bell 412 helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 1 percent of the US fleet and the number 25 type by count. It is a medium twin helicopter, the class the Helicopter Class Comparison describes for charter, built by Bell. 12 of them fly on a Part 135 certificate.

84
Registered in the US
12
On a Part 135 certificate
2007
Median year built
15
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under 2 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
412EP73
41211

Where the Bell 412 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

  • 1980s 22%
  • 1990s 1315%
  • 2000s 2125%
  • 2010s 78%
  • 2020s 2024%

The register runs from 1988 to 2025, with 2025 the busiest year at 7 airframes. 21 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • Corporation 3845%
  • Government 3542%
  • LLC 1012%
  • Non-citizen corporation 11%

The organisations with the most Bell 412 helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
BELL TEXTRON INC18
HELICOPTER EXPRESS LLC3
TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE3
AIR METHODS LLC2
BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE2
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE2
FLORIDA STATE GUARD2
KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL AIRCRAFT LEASING INC2

Engine and certification

84 are recorded as turbine powered and 0 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: P&W CANADA PT6T-9 (26), P&W CANADA PT6T-3D (12), P&W CANADA PT6T-3DF (9), P&W CANADA PT6T-3 SERIES (8), P & W PT6T-3D (6).

  • Standard 6071%
  • Experimental 67%
  • Multiple 11%

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 412 helicopters are there in the United States?

84 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 1 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Bell 412 number 25 among model families. The FAA lists it under 2 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Bell 412 helicopters registered?

Texas leads with 25, then California with 16. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Bell 412 used for charter?

12 of the 84 registered, 14 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 412 helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 2007; the register runs from 1988 to 2025, with 2025 the busiest year at 7. 21 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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