Piston helicopter

N8045S

1964 Hughes TH55A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1964
Serial
85-0365
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Dickinson, TX
Registration record

N8045S on the FAA register

Type
1964 Hughes TH55A (FAA: Hughes 269A)
Serial
85-0365
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Dickinson, TX
Certificate issued
2026-01-07
Airworthiness date
1987-09-09
Registration expires
2033-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAF3D1
Mode S (octal)
52571721
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-01-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N8045S to the current registrant.
  • 1987-09-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1972-05-02
    N8045S previously assigned to a Cessna 150F (s/n 15061645); cancelled.
  • 1964
    Manufactured (1964).
Overview

About N8045S

N8045S is a 1964 Hughes TH55A (FAA model 269A), serial number 85-0365. It is registered to an individual in Dickinson, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 7, 2026 and expires on January 31, 2033.

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 September 9, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8045S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-06-24 Accident · Waxhaw,Nc, 33 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2138
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N8045S 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.