Turbine helicopter

N45780

1969 Hughes 369

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
65-12968
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison T63 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nelson Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Crown Point, IN
Registration record

N45780 on the FAA register

Type
1969 Hughes 369
Serial
65-12968
Engines
Allison T63 series
Registered owner
Nelson Aviation LLC
Crown Point, IN
Certificate issued
2025-08-15
Airworthiness date
1997-01-23
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A58FA6
Mode S (octal)
51307646
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N45780 to the current registrant.
  • 1997-01-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1969-05-28
    N45780 previously assigned to a Luscombe 8A (s/n 2307); cancelled.
Overview

About N45780

N45780 is a 1969 Hughes 369, serial number 65-12968. The FAA register lists Nelson Aviation LLC as the registrant in Crown Point, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 15, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison T63 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated January 23, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N45780.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N45780.

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.