Turbine helicopter

N111VA

1953 Sikorsky S-55

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record

Built

1953

Serial

55433

Class

Turbine helicopter

Engines

Pratt & Whitney R1340 series

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Polk City, FL

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Registration record

N111VA on the FAA register

Type

1953 Sikorsky S-55

Serial

55433

Engines

Pratt & Whitney R1340 series

Registered owner

Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in

Polk City, FL

Certificate issued

2011-11-07

Airworthiness date

1982-03-29

Registration expires

2027-11-30

Airworthiness class

Standard · normal

Mode S (hex)

A031C6

Mode S (octal)

50030706

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Range (type)

405 nm

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2027-11-30
Registration expires (renewal due).
2011-11-07
Certificate of registration issued as N111VA to the current registrant.
2006-08-26
Accident at Paramount, CA; damage: substantial.
1989-10-05
N111VA previously assigned to a Britten-Norman BN-2A (s/n 215); cancelled.
1982-03-29
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
1953
Manufactured (1953).

Overview

About N111VA

N111VA is a 1953 Sikorsky S-55, serial number 55433. It is registered to an individual in Polk City, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 7, 2011 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine and 12 seats. Published figures for the type give a range of about 405 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 29, 1982.

N111VA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Range

405 nm

Published figures for the Sikorsky S-55 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-08-26 Accident · Paramount, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX06LA280

Reported aircraft: Sikorsky S-55

Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the unsuitable terrain for the landing.

1988-09-05 Accident · Sitka, AK Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · SEA88FA167

Reported aircraft: Britten-Norman BN-2A — a different aircraft that carried the N111VA registration before this airframe.

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.