Piston helicopter

N8049W

1965 Hughes TH55A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
75-0349
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bath, MI
Registration record

N8049W on the FAA register

Type
1965 Hughes TH55A (FAA: Hughes 269A)
Serial
75-0349
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bath, MI
Certificate issued
2011-03-15
Airworthiness date
1995-11-01
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAF461
Mode S (octal)
52572141
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-03-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N8049W.
  • 1995-11-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965
    Manufactured (1965).
Overview

About N8049W

N8049W is a 1965 Hughes TH55A (FAA model 269A), serial number 75-0349. It is registered to an individual in Bath, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 15, 2011 and expires on March 31, 2030.

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 November 1, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8049W. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-04-08 Accident · W.Lafayette,Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1108
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N8049W 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.