Piston helicopter

N7057L

1967 Hughes TH55A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1967
Serial
1281052
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tri County Rentals and Sales Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chiefland, FL
Registration record

N7057L on the FAA register

Type
1967 Hughes TH55A (FAA: Hughes 269A)
Serial
1281052
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Registered owner
Tri County Rentals and Sales Inc
Chiefland, FL
Certificate issued
2005-12-22
Airworthiness date
2002-08-22
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A96A79
Mode S (octal)
52265171
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-02
    Accident at Fort White, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2005-12-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N7057L to the current registrant.
  • 2002-08-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1969-05-12
    N7057L previously assigned to a Cessna 310K (s/n 310K0157); cancelled.
  • 1967
    Manufactured (1967).
Overview

About N7057L

N7057L is a 1967 Hughes TH55A (FAA model 269A), serial number 1281052. The FAA register lists Tri County Rentals and Sales Inc as the registrant in Chiefland, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 22, 2005 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming HIO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 22, 2002.

N7057L has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-04-02 Accident · Fort White, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA22LA180
Reported aircraft: Hughes 269A
Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot s decision to fly a visual flight rules only helicopter in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain.

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.