Turbine helicopter

N297E

Hughes Helicopters 369E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
197E
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
County of Kern (Government)
Based
Bakersfield, CA
Registration record

N297E on the FAA register

Type
Hughes Helicopters 369E
Serial
197E
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
County of Kern
Bakersfield, CA
Certificate issued
1993-08-16
Airworthiness date
1986-07-16
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A30FDF
Mode S (octal)
50607737
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1993-08-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N297E.
  • 1986-07-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N297E

N297E is a Hughes Helicopters 369E, serial number 197E. The FAA register lists County of Kern as the registrant in Bakersfield, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 16, 1993 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 16, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N297E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N297E.

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.