Turbine helicopter

N4069R

1964 Homebuilt HH-43 B/F

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1964
Serial
64-17558
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Honeywell T5309B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Olympic Jet Inc (Corporation)
Based
Olympia, WA
Registration record

N4069R on the FAA register

Type
1964 Homebuilt HH-43 B/F
Serial
64-17558
Engines
Honeywell T5309B
Registered owner
Olympic Jet Inc
Olympia, WA
Certificate issued
2006-11-27
Airworthiness date
2012-06-15
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A4C68E
Mode S (octal)
51143216
Seats (type)
12
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-06-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2006-11-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N4069R to the current registrant.
  • 1996-09-23
    Accident at Troy, MT; damage: substantial.
  • 1990-07-18
    N4069R previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 6/300 / Cherokee Six 300 / PA-32-300 (s/n 3240378); cancelled.
  • 1964
    Manufactured (1964).
Overview

About N4069R

N4069R is a 1964 Homebuilt HH-43 B/F, serial number 64-17558. The FAA register lists Olympic Jet Inc as the registrant in Olympia, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 27, 2006 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Honeywell T5309B engine and 12 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated June 15, 2012.

N4069R has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-09-23 Accident · Troy, MT Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · SEA96LA219
Reported aircraft: Kaman HH-43 B/F
Probable cause: failure of the freewheeling sprag unit bearings for undetermined reasons.
1983-02-07 Accident · So. Lake Tahoe, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX83LA094
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32 — a different aircraft that carried the N4069R 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.