Electronic News Gathering Helicopters Worldwide Fleet Roster *Notes* ------- This roster contains every available news helicopter that is currently used or have been used in the past. Also included is the current and previous used registration marks for each aircraft, aircraft manufacturer construction numbers, station identifier/callsign plus current and previous owners. Aircraft/Station/Callsign C/N Registration Marks Vendor ------------------------- --- ------------------ ------ Bell 206B/B2/B3 JetRanger ------------------------- KARE-TV Sky 11 KCBS-TV Chopper 2 N222HA National Helicopters KMEX-TV Aguila Uno 1801 N134TV Helinet KMOL-TV SkyNews 4 N104TV US Helicopters KMSP-TV SkyFox N2044C Jetcopters Inc KOIN-TV Newschopper 6 N106TV Hillsboro Aviation KOLD-TV Chopper 13 N913TV MSI Helicopters KOTV-TV SkyNews 6 2758 N196TV Griffin Capitol Corp KSAT-TV Sky 12 N212TV US Helicopters KTUL-TV Ranger 8 2844 N118TV Interstate Helicopters WAGA-TV Chopper 5 N515TV US Helicopters WAGA-TV Chopper 5 4320 N50TV Heli-Inc WBBM-TV Chopper 2 N572TV WFOR-TV Chopper 4 N281CB Aircoastal Helicopters WFTS-TV Action News Copter 3791 N128TV Heli-Inc WFTS-TV Chopper 28 3389 N85PH Newscopters of America WGCL-TV Newschopper 46 4247 N6QD Heli-Inc WIS-TV Newshawk N3898G US Helicopters WITI-TV SkyFox 6 3434 N6FX Helinet WKMG-TV Sky 6 1792 N60TV (N62HF) Universal Air Service WLKY-TV Newschopper 32 2875 N32KY Heli-Inc WNDU-TV Newschopper 16 N616TV WHirl Away Helicopters WNEP-TV SkyCam 16 N16EP WPEC-TV Sky 12 WSB-TV Chopper 2 N202TV WTOL-TV Chopper 11 3772 N611TV Whirl Away Helicopters WTVF-TV Sky 5 N2HV WWBT-TV Sky 12 N828BA Helo-Air WXIA-TV Air 11 N11TV (N5ZV) Heli-Inc Bell 206L/L1/L3/L4 LongRanger ----------------------------- KDFW-TV Sky 4 (L1) N44TV US Helicopters KFOR-TV Chopper 4 (L1) 45208 N144TV AirFlite KNTV-TV Chopper 11 (L4) 52316 N90CL Heli-Inc KOAT-TV Sky 7 (L4) 52049 N9BQ Heli-Inc KOB-TV Chopper 4 (L3) 51475 N44NM MSI Helicopters KOCO-TV Sky 5 (L1) N255AL AirFlite KPNX-TV Sky 12 (L3) 51123 N112TV KPNX Broadcasting KTRK-TV SkyEye (L3) N90U Heli-Inc KTRK-TV SkyEye (L4) 52046 N6ZV Heli-Inc KTVI-TV SkyFox 2 (L1) 45334 N20Z Heli-Inc KUTV-TV Sky 2 (L4) 52028 N82TV Heli-Inc KXAS-TV Chopper 5 (L3) 51456 N555TV Outlet Broadcasting Noticentro 4 Supercoptero 4 (L3) 51266 N187HF (N404WA) Ecolift Corp WABC-TV Newscopter 7 (L1) 45771 N97N Heli-Inc WABC-TV Newscopter 7 (L4) 52100 N42F Heli-Inc WAVY-TV Chopper 10 (L3) 51267 N210TV Lin Television WCAU-TV Chopper 10 (L4) 52012 N411TV Heli-Inc WCAU-TV Chopper 10 (L4) 52308 N98CL Heli-Inc WCBS-TV Chopper 2 (L4) 52045 N27M Heli-Inc WCBS-TV Chopper 2 (L4) 52020 N63L Heli-Inc WESH-TV Chopper 2 (L3) 51433 N70SH (N27DD) Heli-Inc WESH-TV Chopper 2 (L4) 52026 N7YJ Heli-Inc WKMG-TV Chopper 6 (L3) 51181 N60TV Universal Air Service WNBC-TV Chopper 4 (L4) 52289 N14NY Heli-Inc WPIX-TV Air 11 (L3) 51430 N311WB Helinet WPLG-TV Sky 10 (L4) 52015 N100TV (N6UL) Heli-Inc WPTV-TV Chopper 5 52124 N83U Heli-Inc WPXI-TV Chopper 11 (L4) 52076 N8AY Heli-Inc WRTV-TV Chopper 6 (L3) 51199 N116TV US Helicopters WSB-TV Chopper 2 (L1) 45364 N38Q Heli-Inc WSB-TV Chopper 2 (L4) 52007 N5BQ Heli-Inc WTMJ-TV Chopper 4 (L4) 52088 N4CQ Heli-Inc WTSP-TV Sky 10 (L3) 51399 N10TV Heli-Inc WTVD-TV Chopper 11? (L1) 45290 N811TV US Helicopters WTVT-TV SkyFox 13 (L1) 45636 N413TV US Helicopters WXIA-TV Ar 11 (L4) 52199 N11TV Heli-Inc Bell 230 -------- Korean Broadcasting System 23022 HL9209 Bell 407 -------- KCNC-TV Copter 4 53048 N14TV Heli-Inc KGW-TV Sky 8 53088 N808TV King Broadcasting Co KIRO-TV Chopper 7 53025 N69F Heli-Inc KOMO-TV Chopper 4 53149 N384TV (N34TV) Heli-Inc KRIV-TV SkyFox 26 53743 N126TV US Helicopters KRIV-TV SkyFox 26 53536 N226TV (N21CL) Heli-Inc KTVT-TV SkyEye 11 53162 N211KT Heli-Inc KWTV-TV Sky 9 53361 N552DM (N9TV) Griffin Television OKC WBNS-TV Chopper 10 53262 N10EW Wolfe Enterprises WFOR-TV Chopper 4 53102 N41TV Heli-Inc WFTV-TV skywitness 53093 N92N Heli-Inc WPLG-TV Sky 10 53030 N93DD Heli-Inc WPVI-TV Chopper 6 53028 N407P US Leaseco WRAL-TV Sky 5 53304 N553HD Capitol Broadcasting WSVN-TV SkyForce 53536 N21CL Heli-Inc WTHR-TV Chopper 13 53242 N113TV Wolfe Enterprises WTVJ-TV Sky 6 53066 N6YJ Heli-Inc Bell 427 -------- Bell 430 -------- CBC JA05TV Korean Broadcasting System 49111 HL9278 TV Tokyo (12Ch) 49009 JA121T Eurocopter AS350B/BA Ecureuil ----------------------------- KABC-TV Air 7 N67TV Helinet KCRA-TV Livecopter 3 2269 N43HA Helinet KGO-TV Sky 7 N794WC Helinet (Heli-Inc) KGO-TV Sky 7 N307SF Helinet KNXV-TV Chopper 15 N115TV US Helicopters KPIX-TV Chopper 5 2065 N110TV Helinet (Heli-Inc) KTLA-TV Telecopter 5 N315TV Helinet KTLA-TV Telecopter 5 N417HA Helinet KTNV-TV Livechopper 13 N13TV Desert Aviation KTTV-TV SkyFox N111FN Helinet KTTV-TV SkyFox N500WC Helinet KTVK-TV Newschopper 3 N123TV KYW-TV Chopper 3 2376 N795WC Helinet News 12 Long Island N12NN NY Air Cam (US Helicopters) WBAL-TV Sky Team 11 N119TV US Helicopters WBBM-TV Chopper 2 N202TV US Helicopters WCAU-TV Chopper 10 2897 N10BC (N129TV) WCVB-TV Sky 5 N55TV US Helicopters WDC-TV Chopper 4 N543DC US Helicopters WFAA-TV Telecopter 8 N8TV WFLD-TV SkyFox 2791 N32FX Helinet (Heli-Inc) WFLD-TV AirFox N132TV US Helicopters WFTV-TV Skywitness 2324 N90Q Heli-Inc WGN-TV SkyCam 9 N989WC Helinet WJBK-TV SkyFox 2180 N102FX Helinet (Heli-Inc) WJZ-TV SkyEye Chopper 13 1059 N13JZ Helinet (Heli-Inc) WJW-TV SkyFox 8 N218TV US Helicopters WLS-TV Chopper 7HD N117TV US Helicopters WNBC-TV Chopper 4 2121 N4NY Aerial Films (Helinet) WNYW-TV SkyFox 2822 N5NY Helinet WPVI-TV Chopper 6 N606TV US Helicopters WPVI-TV Chopper 6 1288 N61TV Sterling Helicopters WTTG-TV SkyFox N5FX Helinet (Heli-Inc) WTXF-TV SkyFox 2897 N129TV US Helicopters Eurocopter AS350B1 Ecureuil --------------------------- KPHO-TV Newshawk N955TV KTTV-TV SkyFox 2174 N211FN Helinet Eurocopter AS350B2 Ecureuil --------------------------- KABC-TV Air 7HD 3849 N71HD Helinet KING-TV SkyKing 2279 N105TV King Broadcasting KMGH-TV AirTracker 7 N717TV US Helicopters KNXV-TV Newschopper 15 3167 N215TV US Helicopters KPHO-TV Newshawk 3246 N955TV Meredith Corp KPNX-TV Sky 12 3726 N112TV Helinet (Heli-Inc) KSAZ-TV Sky 10 N410TV Helinet (Heli-Inc) KTLA-TV Telecopter 5 N1231A Helinet KTVK-TV Newschopper 3 2883 N613TV KTVK Inc WNYW-TV SkyFox 5 3798 N5NY Helinet (Heli-Inc) Eurocopter As350B3 Ecureuil --------------------------- KDVR-TV SkyFox 3731 N331TV Helinet (Heli-Inc) KNBC-TV Newschopper 4 N354LA KUSA-TV Chopper 9 3749 N985TV Helinet (Heli-Inc) Eurocopter AS350D Ecureuil -------------------------- KSTP-TV Skywitness 1390 N5774W Abtec Helicopters WESH-TV SkyEye 1414 N902BA Bulldog Airlines Eurocopter AS355F1 Ecureuil 2 ----------------------------- Eurocopter AS355F2 Ecureuil 2 ----------------------------- Eurocopter AS355N Ecureuil 2 ---------------------------- Eurocopter AS365N1 Dauphin 2 ---------------------------- Eurocopter AS365N2 Dauphin 2 ---------------------------- Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin 2 ---------------------------- Eurocopter BO105CB/DB --------------------- Eurocopter BO105CBS/DBS ----------------------- Eurocopter EC120B Colibri ------------------------- Eurocopter EC135P1/P2 --------------------- WNBC-TV Chopper 4 N44NY Aerial Films Eurocopter EC135T1/T2 --------------------- Eurocopter EC155B1 ------------------ Hiller FH1100 -------------- Hiller UH12 ------------ MDH MD500C ---------- MDH MD500D ---------- WCMH-TV Chopper 4 N4NZ WRAL-TV Sky 5 N1110Q MDH MD500E ---------- WINK-TV SkyCam N42928 MDH MD600N ---------- WTVJ-TV Sky 6 N611BC Camera Copters MDH MD902 Explorer ------------------ Robinson R22 Beta ----------------- Robinson R44 Newscopter ----------------------- Bay News 9 Sky 9 N7027U Metro Traffic Central Florida News 13 N7511W WBAL-TV Air 11 N7119U Metro Traffic WISN-TV Newschopper 12 N7007F Metro Traffic WISN-TV Newschopper 12 N8369F Metro Traffic WJXX-TV Newschopper 25 N225TV WKRG-TV Sky 5 N8365Q Metro Traffic WLBT-TV Skycopter 3 N947TV WOIO-TV Newshawk N7094J Metro Traffic WOOD-TV Chopper 8 WPTY-TV Air 24 N8365Q Metro Traffic WTAE-TV Sky 4 N7030J Metro Traffic WWSB-TV Sky 7 N145DW Schweizer 269 ------------- KHNL-TV Chopper 8 N58344 Sikorsky S76A -------------