Turbine helicopter

N130PL

1985 Homebuilt TH-57

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
163345
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20J
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
State University of Iowa (Government)
Based
Iowa City, IA
Registration record

N130PL on the FAA register

Type
1985 Homebuilt TH-57
Serial
163345
Engines
Allison 250-C20J
Registered owner
State University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Certificate issued
2024-05-10
Airworthiness date
2025-08-20
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A07C81
Mode S (octal)
50076201
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2024-05-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N130PL.
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
Overview

About N130PL

N130PL is a 1985 Homebuilt TH-57, serial number 163345. The FAA register lists State University of Iowa as the registrant in Iowa City, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 10, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20J engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated August 20, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N130PL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N130PL.

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.