Turbine helicopter

N4853F

1968 Boeing CH-46E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
154853
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Ge T58 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
National United States Armed Forces Museum (Corporation)
Based
Houston, TX
Registration record

N4853F on the FAA register

Type
1968 Boeing CH-46E
Serial
154853
Engines
2 × Ge T58 series
Registered owner
National United States Armed Forces Museum
Houston, TX
Certificate issued
2022-09-12
Airworthiness date
2023-06-13
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A5FDF3
Mode S (octal)
51376763
Seats (type)
25
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2022-09-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N4853F to the current registrant.
  • 2011-09-12
    N4853F previously assigned to a Piper Warrior (s/n 28-7715073); cancelled.
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N4853F

N4853F is a 1968 Boeing CH-46E, serial number 154853. The FAA register lists National United States Armed Forces Museum as the registrant in Houston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 12, 2022 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Ge T58 series engines and 25 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated June 13, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4853F. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-07-15 Accident · Campbell,Ny, 32 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4201
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N4853F registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: E.FLT ABV CLDS.AIRBORNE 11 HR,OPERATIONAL 14 & 3/4

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.