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    Airframe Family: Bell 204/205/208/208/212/214/412/553 / UH-1 Iroquois
    Latest Model:UH-1 Iroquois
    Last Military Serial:70-16517 US
    Construction Number:12822
    Last Civil Registration:N71290
    Compressed ID:Bell UH-1 sn 70-16517 US cn 12822 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Northwest Helicopters Llc, Olympia, WA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an UH-1.

    Circa 1970

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 70-16517.

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number AHXA0677.

    8 September 2005

    To Northwest Helicopters I Inc, Olympia, WA with new c/r N71290.

    Based at Northwest Helicopters, Olympia Heliport, Olympia, WA.
    Only the cabin survives here.
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    6 July 2006


    Photographer: Simon Wallwork
    Notes: Three more Hueys await the start of a new life in civvy street at North West Helicopter premises at Olympia, Washington State. These three are UH-1H models.AHXA0569 is ex 65-9805 now N50513.AHXA0655 ex 70-16313 now regd N7123X.AHXA0677 ex 70-16517 to N71290.

    30 April 2012

    To NWH/Turbines Llc, Olympia, WA keeping c/r N71290.

    21 October 2019

    To Northwest Helicopters Llc, Olympia, WA keeping c/r N71290.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
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