Piston helicopter

N2196S

1968 Hughes TH55A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
180753
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360-B1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Phoenix, AZ
Registration record

N2196S on the FAA register

Type
1968 Hughes TH55A (FAA: Hughes 269A)
Serial
180753
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360-B1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Phoenix, AZ
Certificate issued
2026-10-07
Airworthiness date
2009-05-29
Registration expires
2033-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1DE2C
Mode S (octal)
50357054
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-10-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N2196S to the current registrant.
  • 2009-05-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N2196S

N2196S is a 1968 Hughes TH55A (FAA model 269A), serial number 180753. It is registered to an individual in Phoenix, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 7, 2026 and expires on October 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming HIO-360-B1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 29, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2196S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-09-07 Accident · Austin,Tx, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1958
Reported aircraft: Cessna T210L — a different aircraft that carried the N2196S 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.