Turbine helicopter

N554AC

2011 Airbus EC225 LP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
2818
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Turbomeca MAKILA 2A1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vertical Aviation No 1 LLC (LLC)
Based
Miami, FL
Registration record

N554AC on the FAA register

Type
2011 Airbus EC225 LP
Serial
2818
Engines
2 × Turbomeca MAKILA 2A1
Registered owner
Vertical Aviation No 1 LLC
Miami, FL
Certificate issued
2020-07-31
Airworthiness date
2020-03-16
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A70E4A
Mode S (octal)
51607112
Seats (type)
26
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-07-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N554AC to the current registrant.
  • 2020-03-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2013-09-12
    N554AC previously assigned to a Smith Aerostar 600 (s/n 60-0029); cancelled.
  • 2011
    Manufactured (2011).
Overview

About N554AC

N554AC is a 2011 Airbus EC225 LP, serial number 2818. The FAA register lists Vertical Aviation No 1 LLC as the registrant in Miami, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 31, 2020 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Turbomeca MAKILA 2A1 engines and 26 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated March 16, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N554AC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-10-23 Accident · Oshtemo Townshp, MI Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI88FA010
Reported aircraft: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 — a different aircraft that carried the N554AC registration before this airframe.

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.