Turbine helicopter

N521PA

1985 Hughes Helicopters 369FF

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
0015F
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C30
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Patriot Aviation Inc (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Greenville, DE
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Registration record

N521PA on the FAA register

Type
1985 Hughes Helicopters 369FF
Serial
0015F
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C30
Registered owner
Patriot Aviation Inc
Greenville, DE
Certificate issued
2016-03-19
Airworthiness date
2013-05-28
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A68DEB
Mode S (octal)
51506753
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-03-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N521PA to the current registrant.
  • 2013-05-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2009-09-15
    N521PA previously assigned to a British Aerospace Bae Jetstream 3101 (s/n 702); cancelled.
  • 1995-06-01
    N521PA previously assigned to a Learjet 35 (s/n 239); cancelled.
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
Overview

About N521PA

N521PA is a 1985 Hughes Helicopters 369FF, serial number 0015F. The FAA register lists Patriot Aviation Inc as the registrant in Greenville, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 19, 2016 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C30 engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 28, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N521PA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-12-14 Accident · Fresno, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DCA95MA007
Reported aircraft: Learjet 35A — a different aircraft that carried the N521PA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: 1) IMPROPERLY INSTALLED ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR SPECIAL MISSION OPERATIONS THAT LED TO AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE THAT CAUSED AIRPLANE SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT AIRPLANE CONTROL DIFFICULTIES; 2) IMPROPER MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PROCEDURES FOLLOWED BY THE OPERATOR; AND 3) INADEQUATE OVERSIGHT AND APPROVAL OF THE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PRACTICE BY THE OPERATOR IN THE INSTALLATION OF THE SPECIAL MISSION SYSTEMS.

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.