Turbine helicopter

N557AC

2014 Eurocopter EC 225 LP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2014
Serial
2900
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

N557AC on the FAA register

Type
2014 Eurocopter EC 225 LP
Serial
2900
Engines
2 × Turbomeca MAKILA 2A1
Registered owner
Vertical Aviation No 1 LLC
Miami, FL
Certificate issued
2020-05-28
Airworthiness date
2021-05-14
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A7196F
Mode S (octal)
51614557
Seats (type)
23
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-05-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2020-05-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N557AC to the current registrant.
  • 2014-03-25
    N557AC previously assigned to a Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters / R44 Newscopter / R44 Clipper II (s/n 11387); cancelled.
Overview

About N557AC

N557AC is a 2014 Eurocopter EC 225 LP, serial number 2900. The FAA register lists Vertical Aviation No 1 LLC as the registrant in Miami, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 28, 2020 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Turbomeca MAKILA 2A1 engines and 23 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated May 14, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N557AC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-12-07 Accident · Roosevelt Lake, AZ Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · WPR13CA064
Reported aircraft: Robinson R44 II — a different aircraft that carried the N557AC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's visual disorientation, which resulted in a collision with the lake.

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.