Turbine helicopter

N173AC

1967 Sikorsky S-64E

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1967
Serial
64015
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × P & W JFTD12A-4A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Helicopter Express LLC (LLC)
Based
Chamblee, GA
Registration record

N173AC on the FAA register

Type
1967 Sikorsky S-64E
Serial
64015
Engines
2 × P & W JFTD12A-4A
Registered owner
Helicopter Express LLC
Chamblee, GA
Certificate issued
2024-05-02
Airworthiness date
2013-06-26
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A12455
Mode S (octal)
50222125
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N173AC.
  • 2019-01-28
    Accident at Mount Eliza; damage: substantial.
  • 2013-06-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1967
    Manufactured (1967).
Overview

About N173AC

N173AC is a 1967 Sikorsky S-64E, serial number 64015. The FAA register lists Helicopter Express LLC as the registrant in Chamblee, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 2, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two P & W JFTD12A-4A engines and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated June 26, 2013.

N173AC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2019-01-28 Accident · Mount Eliza Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR19WA147
Reported aircraft: Sikorsky S64

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.