{"airworthiness_class":"Multiple","airworthiness_date":"1967-10-05","airworthiness_ops":"Standard; Restricted; Agriculture and pest control; Patrolling","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2018-11-16","city":"CARMEN","country_code":"US","county_code":"003","cruise_speed_mph":64,"data_date":"2026-10-02","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"41515","engine_horsepower":180,"engine_maker":"LYCOMING","engine_model":"I0360 SER","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2028-11-30","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":0,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kind":"helicopters","kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","maker":"Hughes","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"HUGHES","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"4470502","mode_s_code":"53116100","mode_s_hex":"AC9C40","model":"269B","n_number":"N911VC","name":"DETGEN ERNEST J","ntsb_checked":true,"ntsb_records":[{"city":"Haena","damage":"SUBS","date":"2007-03-11","highest_injury":"FATL","ntsb_no":"CHI07MA083","probable_cause":"The fatigue failure of the tail rotor blade root fitting due to a manufacturing defect which resulted in the separation of the tail rotor system and loss of tail rotor control.  A contributing factor to the accident were the trees that the helicopter struck during the autorotation.","registration":"N911VC","state":"HI","summary":"Accident on March 11, 2007 at Haena, HI: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).","type":"ACC"},{"city":"AGOURA HILLS","damage":"DEST","date":"1993-06-30","highest_injury":"MINR","ntsb_no":"LAX93GA270","probable_cause":"The improper configuration of the aerial ignition device by the crew chief and an inadvertent activation of the unit by the pilot.  The improper installation and configuration of the unit by maintenance personnel, inadequate crew coordination, and insufficient aviation unit operational standards were factors in this accident.","registration":"N911VC","state":"CA","summary":"Accident on June 30, 1993 at Agoura Hills, CA: minor injuries, destroyed.","type":"ACC"}],"num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N911VC is a Hughes 269B, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1965. It has 3 seats. It is registered to an individual in Carmen, Oklahoma. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 16, 2018 and expires on November 30, 2028. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; agriculture and pest control; patrolling, dated October 5, 1967.","records_check":[{"finding":"Valid registration to Detgen Ernest J, an individual, certificate issued November 16, 2018, expires November 30, 2028. No fractional interest recorded.","item":"Registration and identity","source":1,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"Multiple certificate for standard; restricted; agriculture and pest control; patrolling, dated October 5, 1967, consistent with the 1965 manufacture year.","item":"Airworthiness certificate","source":1,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 124-0144 for this model in the deregistered file.","item":"Prior registrations of this airframe","source":2,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"N911VC was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Bell 206L-3 (serial 51172, cancelled August 18, 1993). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number.","item":"Tail number reuse","source":2,"status":"ATTENTION"},{"finding":"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.","item":"Recent registry documents","source":3,"status":"NOTE"},{"finding":"2 NTSB records under N911VC: Accident on March 11, 2007 at Haena, HI: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal). Accident on June 30, 1993 at Agoura Hills, CA: minor injuries, destroyed. Details below.","item":"Accident and incident record","source":4,"status":"ATTENTION"},{"finding":"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.","item":"Title chain, liens and 337 forms","source":null,"status":"PENDING"},{"finding":"AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.","item":"Airworthiness directives and utilization","source":null,"status":"PENDING"}],"records_check_sources":[{"n":1,"name":"FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file","url":"https://registry.faa.gov/"},{"n":2,"name":"FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download)","url":"https://registry.faa.gov/"},{"n":3,"name":"FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks","url":"https://registry.faa.gov/"},{"n":4,"name":"NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL)","url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search"}],"region":"Southwestern","region_code":"2","registrant_type":"Individual","registrant_type_code":"1","seats":3,"serial_number":"124-0144","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"OK","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"121 N 3RD ST","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Rotorcraft","type_aircraft_code":"6","type_engine":"Piston (reciprocating)","type_engine_code":"1","unique_id":"00760191","url":"https://eflight.com/aircraft/N911VC","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":1965,"zip":"737262423"}