{"airworthiness_class":"Multiple","airworthiness_date":"1988-05-03","airworthiness_ops":"Standard; Restricted; Agriculture and pest control","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2026-08-08","city":"PHOENIX","country_code":"US","county_code":"013","cruise_speed_mph":112,"data_date":"2026-10-02","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"03020","engine_horsepower":420,"engine_maker":"ALLISON","engine_model":"250-C20 SER","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2033-08-31","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":1,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kind":"helicopters","kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2026-08-08","maker":"Hughes Helicopters Inc","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"HUGHES HELICOPTERS INC","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"4470706","mode_s_code":"53126327","mode_s_hex":"ACACD7","model":"HUGHES 369D","n_number":"N9159F","name":"APEX HELI-SUPPORT LLC","ntsb_checked":true,"ntsb_records":[{"city":"Bel Air","damage":"SUBS","date":"2022-02-09","highest_injury":"NONE","ntsb_no":"ERA22LA117","probable_cause":"A loss of engine power due to bearing failures in the turbine section resulting from a fatigue fracture of the oil supply line that fed oil to the Nos. 6 and 7 bearings. The oil line failure led to rapid deterioration of the bearings from oil starvation. Contributing to the power loss was the installation of a No. 8 stationary seal with an undersized outside diameter, which resulted in a reduction of support for the turbine section rotating components and resulted in high vibration loads in the engine, which ultimately caused the oil supply line to fatigue and fail. Also contributing was the improper or inadequate inspections of the No. 8 stationary seal by maintenance personnel.","registration":"N9159F","state":"MD","summary":"Accident on February 9, 2022 at Bel Air, MD: no injuries, substantial damage.","type":"ACC"},{"city":"Pylesville","damage":"SUBS","date":"2020-04-25","highest_injury":"NONE","ntsb_no":"ERA20LA160","probable_cause":"The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of unporting of the fuel tank supply pickup while the helicopter was maneuvered to move a conductor wire. Contributing to the accident was the helicopter\u2019s inappropriate configuration for the type of operation being conducted, which impeded the pilot\u2019s ability to release the long line and perform a successful emergency landing.","registration":"N9159F","state":"MD","summary":"Accident on April 25, 2020 at Pylesville, MD: no injuries, substantial damage.","type":"ACC"}],"num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N9159F is a Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter). It has 4 seats. It is registered to Apex Heli-Support LLC, an LLC in Phoenix, Arizona. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 8, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; agriculture and pest control, dated May 3, 1988.","records_check":[{"finding":"Valid registration to Apex Heli-Support LLC, an LLC, certificate issued August 8, 2026, expires August 31, 2033. No fractional interest recorded.","item":"Registration and identity","source":1,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"Multiple certificate for standard; restricted; agriculture and pest control; the FAA file gives no certificate date and no manufacture year.","item":"Airworthiness certificate","source":1,"status":"NOTE"},{"finding":"No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 1090605D for this model in the deregistered file.","item":"Prior registrations of this airframe","source":2,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"No other airframe has carried N9159F according to the deregistered file.","item":"Tail number reuse","source":2,"status":"CLEAR"},{"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 N9159F: Accident on February 9, 2022 at Bel Air, MD: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on April 25, 2020 at Pylesville, MD: no injuries, substantial damage. 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":"Western-Pacific","region_code":"4","registrant_type":"LLC","registrant_type_code":"7","seats":4,"serial_number":"1090605D","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"AZ","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"1637 W KNUDSEN DR STE 100","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Rotorcraft","type_aircraft_code":"6","type_engine":"Turboshaft","type_engine_code":"3","unique_id":"00420951","url":"https://eflight.com/aircraft/N9159F","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":null,"zip":"850272145"}