Turbine helicopter

N196VS

1980 Hughes 369

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
900787D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vertol Systems Company Inc (Corporation)
Based
Destin, FL
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Registration record

N196VS on the FAA register

Type
1980 Hughes 369
Serial
900787D
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Vertol Systems Company Inc
Destin, FL
Certificate issued
2017-11-15
Airworthiness date
2017-10-17
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A18061
Mode S (octal)
50300141
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-11-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N196VS.
  • 2017-10-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N196VS

N196VS is a 1980 Hughes 369, serial number 900787D. The FAA register lists Vertol Systems Company Inc as the registrant in Destin, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 15, 2017 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C20B engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 17, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N196VS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N196VS.

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.