Sikorsky S-64E
N173AC is a Sikorsky S-64E, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1967. It has 3 seats. It is registered to Helicopter Express LLC, an LLC in Chamblee, Georgia. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 2, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for transport, dated June 26, 2013.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Sikorsky
- Model
- S-64E · all S-64Es and related versions
- Built of
- aluminiumThe airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Sikorsky S-64 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 64015
- Type
- RotorcraftFAA type of aircraft code 6 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- TurboshaftFAA type of engine code 3 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 2 motors · P & W JFTD12A-4A · 4500 hp
- Seats
- 3
- Year built
- 1967
- Cruising speed
- 81 mph
- Transponder code
- A12455 (octal 50222125)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- May 2, 2024
- Expires
- May 31, 2031
- Last FAA action
- May 2, 2024
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · TransportFAA certificate purpose code T (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · June 26, 2013
- FAA region
- SouthernFAA region code 7 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00084772
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Helicopter Express LLC
- Type
- LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 2025 Flightway Dr
Chamblee, GA 30341-3349
Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.
Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N173AC links to the rest of the register
- Sikorsky S-64 16 registered
- Sikorsky 815 aircraft on the register
- Built of aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Pratt & Whitney JFTD12A-4A 12 aircraft with this engine series · 4500 hp
- Helicopter Express LLC 42 aircraft in the fleet
- Chamblee, GA 63 aircraft registered in this town
- Georgia 8,790 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Sikorsky S-64 1 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Sikorsky S-64 227 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Sikorsky S-64 16 supplemental type certificates
- Failure reports on the Pratt & Whitney JFTD12A-4A 108 reports since 1995
- Report filed on this aircraft: Piston Rod, broken · 2026-02-03
- Report filed on this aircraft: Thrust Washer, worn · 2005-02-14
- Report filed on this aircraft: Housing, cracked · 2003-11-20
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/aircraft/N173AC.json.
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The public federal record on N173AC, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Helicopter Express LLC, an LLC, certificate issued May 2, 2024, expires May 31, 2031. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
The airworthiness certificate on file is dated June 26, 2013, 46 years after the 1967 manufacture year. A re-issued certificate commonly follows export and re-import, a rebuild, or a return to the register after cancellation. The cause is documented in the FAA aircraft records file, which the full report obtains. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 64015 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N173AC according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
1 NTSB record under N173AC: Accident on January 28, 2019 at Mount Eliza: minor injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Sikorsky S64 · operated under 129
On January 28, 2019, at 1956 local time, a Sikorsky S-64E, N173AC, sustained substantial damage after colliding into a pond near Mount Eliza, Australia. The pilot and two crewmembers were not injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Australia. This report is for information purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Australia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) P.O. Box 967, Civic Square Canberra A.C.T. 2608 Australia Tel.: (61) 2 6230-4408 (24/7 Noti…
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data