Hughes TH-55
20 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1965 to 1986; half of them date from 1967 or earlier. Texas has the most (3). 35% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the TH-55 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Helicopters
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Lycoming Hio-360 Ser (14), Lycoming Hio-360-B1A (1)
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Seats
- 2
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Hughes
- Registered
- earliest certificate January 15, 1992; newest May 30, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 11 | 55% |
| Corporation | 4 | 20% |
| LLC | 3 | 15% |
| Co-owned | 2 | 10% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 11 with no year on file
Registration status
By status, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Valid | 19 | 95% |
| Renewal notice sent | 1 | 5% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 13 | 65% |
| None on file | 5 | 25% |
| Restricted | 1 | 5% |
| Experimental | 1 | 5% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Sands Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Rodgers Contract Cutting INC | 1 |
| Gm Homes INC | 1 |
| Ccf Ventures INC | 1 |
| Cactus Air Force LLC | 1 |
| Avex Holdings Heli INC | 1 |
| A and J Aviation Services LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Ccf Ventures INC · Cactus Air Force LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 21 cases since 1982, 2 fatal
The 8 most recent of 21 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Hughes TH-55 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
20 as of November 12, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Hughes TH-55s?
Texas, with 3.
Who owns the Hughes TH-55?
35% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Hughes TH-55s on the register built?
Between 1965 and 1986; half of them in 1967 or earlier.
How many Hughes TH-55 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
21 accidents and incidents since 1982, 2 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Hughes TH-55 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Hughes TH-55 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA has issued 1 airworthiness directive (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about rotorcraft systems. Operators and repair shops have filed 2 failure reports with the FAA since 1996, 2 of them in the last ten years: about 5.0 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is engine.
FAA orders 1 airworthiness directives · newest first
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Rotorcraft systems | 1 | 100% |
Failure reports 2 since 1996 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 96 | 1 |
| 97 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | 1 | 50% |
| Rotorcraft systems | 1 | 50% |
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the TH-55 links to the rest of the register
- Hughes 387 aircraft on the register
- Hughes TH-55 13 registered
- Hughes TH-55A 7 registered
- Type certificate 4H12 · held by Schweizer Rsg LLC
- Built of aluminium
- Lycoming HIO-360 series 14 of these aircraft · 205 hp
- Lycoming HIO-360-B1A 1 of these aircraft · 180 hp
- Texas 3 of these aircraft
- Florida 3 of these aircraft
- Washington 2 of these aircraft
- South Carolina 1 of these aircraft
- Pennsylvania 1 of these aircraft
- Sands Aviation LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Rodgers Contract Cutting INC 1 of these aircraft
- Gm Homes INC 1 of these aircraft
- Ccf Ventures INC 1 of these aircraft
- Cactus Air Force LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the TH-55 21 cases since 1982 · 2 fatal
- FAA orders naming the TH-55 1 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the TH-55 2 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/hughes/th-55.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 20
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N16WP | Hughes TH-55A |
Individual owner Florida |
None on file | 2026-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7054G | Hughes TH-55 |
Sands Aviation LLC Talking Rock, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3752N | Hughes TH-55A |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N379MC | Hughes TH-55A |
Avex Holdings Heli INC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N913PC | Hughes TH-55 |
Rodgers Contract Cutting INC Eagle Point, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8045H | Hughes TH-55 |
A and J Aviation Services LLC Titusville, Florida |
None on file | 2023-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90618 | Hughes TH-55 |
Gm Homes INC Campobello, South Carolina |
Standard | 2022-11-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7058J | Hughes TH-55 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8045R | Hughes TH-55 |
Ccf Ventures INC Bangor, Maine |
Experimental | 2021-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1042P | Hughes TH-55A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74914 | Hughes TH-55 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2020-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N213HT | Hughes TH-55 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2018-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7052D | Hughes TH-55A |
Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2017-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9216N | Hughes TH-55 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2016-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N822SP | Hughes TH-55 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2014-04-14 | Renewal notice sentFAA registration status code 25: First notice for registration renewal. All codes |
| N104CM | Hughes TH-55 |
Cactus Air Force LLC Carson City, Nevada |
None on file | 2011-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10475 | Hughes TH-55 |
Individual owner Florida |
Restricted | 2006-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N901SD | Hughes TH-55 |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2003-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30738 | Hughes TH-55A |
Individual owner Minnesota |
None on file | 1999-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5000T | Hughes TH-55A |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 1992-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |