Piston helicopter

N1020Z

1966 Hughes 269A Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
66-0601
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Miranda, SD
1966 Hughes 269A Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Hughes 269A Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N1020Z.
Registration record

N1020Z on the FAA register

Type
1966 Hughes 269A Piston Helicopters
Serial
66-0601
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Miranda, SD
Certificate issued
2015-05-19
Airworthiness date
1980-04-02
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A00E92
Mode S (octal)
50007222
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
203 nm
Cruise (type)
78 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-05-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N1020Z.
  • 1980-04-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1966
    Manufactured (1966).
Overview

About N1020Z

N1020Z is a 1966 Hughes 269A Piston Helicopters, serial number 66-0601. It is registered to an individual in Miranda, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 19, 2015 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming HIO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 78 knots and a range of about 203 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 2, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1020Z.

Cruise
78 kt
Range
203 nm
Fuel burn
7 gph

Published figures for the Hughes 269A Piston Helicopters type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1020Z.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.