Turbine helicopter

N8525Y

1969 Hughes OH-6A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
67-16493
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison T63-A-700
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Redlands, CA
Registration record

N8525Y on the FAA register

Type
1969 Hughes OH-6A
Serial
67-16493
Engines
Allison T63-A-700
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Redlands, CA
Certificate issued
2024-05-02
Airworthiness date
2024-12-04
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
ABB1E4
Mode S (octal)
52730744
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-12-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2024-05-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N8525Y to the current registrant.
  • 1969-10-21
    N8525Y previously assigned to a Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche / Twin Comanche PA-30 / Turbo TWIN Comanche (s/n 30-1686); cancelled.
Overview

About N8525Y

N8525Y is a 1969 Hughes OH-6A, serial number 67-16493. It is registered to an individual in Redlands, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 2, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison T63-A-700 engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated December 4, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8525Y.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8525Y.

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.