Turbine helicopter

N793HT

1967 Helicopter Transport Svc CH-54A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1967
Serial
67-18427
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × P & W JFTD12A-4A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
U S Leaseco Inc (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Aurora, OR
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Registration record

N793HT on the FAA register

Type
1967 Helicopter Transport Svc CH-54A
Serial
67-18427
Engines
2 × P & W JFTD12A-4A
Registered owner
U S Leaseco Inc
Aurora, OR
Certificate issued
2008-04-24
Airworthiness date
2010-07-01
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AAC3EB
Mode S (octal)
52541753
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-07
    Accident at Cove Fort, UT; damage: destroyed.
  • 2010-07-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 2008-04-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N793HT.
  • 1967
    Manufactured (1967).
Overview

About N793HT

N793HT is a 1967 Helicopter Transport Svc CH-54A, serial number 67-18427. The FAA register lists U S Leaseco Inc as the registrant in Aurora, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 24, 2008 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two P & W JFTD12A-4A engines and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated July 1, 2010.

N793HT has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-08-07 Accident · Cove Fort, UT Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB (Ongoing) · ANC26FA079
Reported aircraft: Helicopter Transport Services (Sikorsky) CH-54A
Preliminary report: On August 7, 2026, about 1044 mountain daylight time, a Helicopter Transport Services (Sikorsky) CH-54A Skycrane Helitanker, N793HT, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Cove Fort, Utah. The pilot and copilot were fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 133 aerial firefighting flight. The helicopter, owned and operated by Helicopter Transport Services, was conducting aerial fire suppression operations under an exclusive-use contract with the United States Forest Service (USFS) in support of the Wide Mouth 2 Fire in central Utah. It was equipped with a 2,650-gallon water tank and a retractable hover-snorkel…
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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.