Turbine helicopter

N40CU

1989 Boeing CH-47D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
89-0169
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Honeywell T55-GA-714A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Uc Helitanker 1 LLC (LLC)
Based
Arcadia, CA
Registration record

N40CU on the FAA register

Type
1989 Boeing CH-47D
Serial
89-0169
Engines
2 × Honeywell T55-GA-714A
Registered owner
Uc Helitanker 1 LLC
Arcadia, CA
Certificate issued
2019-07-31
Airworthiness date
2020-06-29
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A4AA8D
Mode S (octal)
51125215
Seats (type)
44
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-06-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2019-07-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N40CU to the current registrant.
  • 2011-12-29
    N40CU previously assigned to a Cirrus SR20 (s/n 2107); cancelled.
  • 1989
    Manufactured (1989).
Overview

About N40CU

N40CU is a 1989 Boeing CH-47D, serial number 89-0169. The FAA register lists Uc Helitanker 1 LLC as the registrant in Arcadia, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 31, 2019 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Honeywell T55-GA-714A engines and 44 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated June 29, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N40CU.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N40CU.

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.