Turbine helicopter

N40WH

2009 Sikorsky S-76C++

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
760756
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIEL 2S2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gm Leasing Co LLC (LLC)
Based
Broussard, LA
2009 Sikorsky S-76C++
Representative photo of a Sikorsky S-76C++. Not a photo of N40WH.
Registration record

N40WH on the FAA register

Type
2009 Sikorsky S-76C++
Serial
760756
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIEL 2S2
Registered owner
Gm Leasing Co LLC
Broussard, LA
Certificate issued
2022-04-28
Airworthiness date
2019-08-05
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A4AC44
Mode S (octal)
51126104
Seats (type)
19
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N40WH to the current registrant.
  • 2019-08-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2019-03-20
    N40WH previously assigned to a Homebuilt Pietenpol Air Camper (s/n 40); cancelled.
  • 2009
    Manufactured (2009).
  • 1980-10-10
    N40WH previously assigned to a Rockwell International NA-265-40 (s/n 282-80); cancelled.
Overview

About N40WH

N40WH is a 2009 Sikorsky S-76C++, serial number 760756. The FAA register lists Gm Leasing Co LLC as the registrant in Broussard, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 28, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Turbomeca ARRIEL 2S2 engines and 19 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated August 5, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N40WH. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2017-09-21 Accident · Franklin, PA Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA17CA552
Reported aircraft: Hencken William Pietenpol Air Camper — a different aircraft that carried the N40WH registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The failure of the weld that connects the left main landing gear and the axle during the takeoff roll.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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