Turbine helicopter

N517RC

1974 Hughes 369C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
640606S
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Helixrotors LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
1974 Hughes 369C
Representative photo of a Hughes 369C. Not a photo of N517RC.
Registration record

N517RC on the FAA register

Type
1974 Hughes 369C (FAA: Hughes 369HS)
Serial
640606S
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Registered owner
Helixrotors LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2019-07-30
Airworthiness date
2020-09-30
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A67CEA
Mode S (octal)
51476352
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2019-07-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N517RC.
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
Overview

About N517RC

N517RC is a 1974 Hughes 369C (FAA model 369HS), serial number 640606S. The FAA register lists Helixrotors LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 30, 2019 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250 SER 250HP engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 30, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N517RC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N517RC.

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.