Piston helicopter

N50045

1966 Hughes TH55A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
76-0610
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Drive A Tank Inc (Corporation)
Based
Kasota, MN
Registration record

N50045 on the FAA register

Type
1966 Hughes TH55A (FAA: Hughes 269A)
Serial
76-0610
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Registered owner
Drive A Tank Inc
Kasota, MN
Certificate issued
2024-10-31
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A63CF2
Mode S (octal)
51436362
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N50045 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-04-18
    N50045 previously assigned to a Hughes TH-55 (s/n 64-18214); cancelled.
  • 1973-06-14
    N50045 previously assigned to a Cessna U206F (s/n U20601902); cancelled.
  • 1966
    Manufactured (1966).
  • 1955-10-21
    N50045 previously assigned to a Cessna T-50 (s/n 5211); cancelled.
Overview

About N50045

N50045 is a 1966 Hughes TH55A (FAA model 269A), serial number 76-0610. The FAA register lists Drive A Tank Inc as the registrant in Kasota, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 31, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming HIO-360 series engine and 2 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N50045.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N50045.

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.