Turbine helicopter

N7979Y

2006 Homebuilt Helicycle

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
01-03+10
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
New Castle, PA
Registration record

N7979Y on the FAA register

Type
2006 Homebuilt Helicycle
Serial
01-03+10
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
New Castle, PA
Certificate issued
2023-11-13
Airworthiness date
2006-09-21
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AAD5B0
Mode S (octal)
52552660
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Eagle R & D Co Llc HELICYCLE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N7979Y to the current registrant.
  • 2006-09-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1970-06-10
    N7979Y previously assigned to a Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche / Twin Comanche PA-30 / Turbo TWIN Comanche (s/n 30-1079); cancelled.
Overview

About N7979Y

N7979Y is a 2006 Homebuilt Helicycle, serial number 01-03+10. It is registered to an individual in New Castle, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 13, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 21, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7979Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-04-01 Accident · Phelan Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0175
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-30 — a different aircraft that carried the N7979Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FT NOT ADEQUATELY EQUIPPED FOR FCST ENROUTE WEATHR

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same state

Other aircraft registered in Pennsylvania

All 6,188 aircraft registered in Pennsylvania →

Own N7979Y?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Pennsylvania· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.