Single-engine piston

N18JC

1974 Helio HT-295

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1974
Serial
1719
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming GO-480 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Winged Vision Incorporated (Corporation)
Based
Gaithersburg, MD
Registration record

N18JC on the FAA register

Type
1974 Helio HT-295
Serial
1719
Engines
Lycoming GO-480 series
Registered owner
Winged Vision Incorporated
Gaithersburg, MD
Certificate issued
1998-09-09
Airworthiness date
1998-11-25
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A13F1E
Mode S (octal)
50237436
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-05
    Accident at Marion, OH; damage: substantial.
  • 1998-11-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1998-09-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N18JC.
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
Overview

About N18JC

N18JC is a 1974 Helio HT-295, serial number 1719. The FAA register lists Winged Vision Incorporated as the registrant in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 9, 1998 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming GO-480 series engine and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 25, 1998.

N18JC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-01-05 Accident · Marion, OH Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA25LA091
Reported aircraft: Helio HT-295
Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear spring due to intergranular stress-corrosion cracking that progressed into fatigue. Contributing to the accident was the improper rework of the spring at an undetermined time.
NTSB report ↗

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.