N38AB
Hughes 269A Piston Helicopters / TH-55A Piston Helicopters / TH55A
N38AB on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2027-10-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2011-10-26Certificate of registration issued as N38AB to the current registrant.
- 2006-06-19N38AB previously assigned to a Homebuilt Hummingbird (s/n 6); cancelled.
- 1993-01-25Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
About N38AB
N38AB is a Hughes 269A Piston Helicopters / TH-55A Piston Helicopters / TH55A, serial number 46-0503. The FAA register lists Jerry Lay Aviation LLC as the registrant in Minonk, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 26, 2011 and expires on October 31, 2027.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming HIO-360-B1A engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 78 knots and a range of about 203 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 25, 1993.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38AB.
Published figures for the Hughes 269A Piston Helicopters / TH-55A Piston Helicopters / TH55A type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.
Accident & incident history
✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38AB.
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.
