Turbine helicopter

N449W

Homebuilt The Helicycle

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
538E38
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kennett Square, PA
Registration record

N449W on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt The Helicycle
Serial
538E38
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kennett Square, PA
Certificate issued
2023-08-09
Airworthiness date
2012-06-26
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A56E00
Mode S (octal)
51267000
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Eagle R & D Co Llc HELICYCLE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N449W to the current registrant.
  • 2012-06-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1931-10-26
    N449W previously assigned to a Curtiss Wright Travel Air A-14-D (s/n A14D-2001); cancelled.
Overview

About N449W

N449W is a Homebuilt The Helicycle, serial number 538E38. It is registered to an individual in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 9, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 26, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N449W.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N449W.

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.