Turbine helicopter

N8529Q

Bell Helicopter HH-1N

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
160838
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
U S Department of State Inl/A (Government)
Based
Melbourne, FL
Registration record

N8529Q on the FAA register

Type
Bell Helicopter HH-1N
Serial
160838
Engines
2
Registered owner
U S Department of State Inl/A
Melbourne, FL
Certificate issued
2007-04-17
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
ABB268
Mode S (octal)
52731150
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-04-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N8529Q to the current registrant.
  • 2002-04-04
    N8529Q previously assigned to a Cessna U206F (s/n U20603385); cancelled.
Overview

About N8529Q

N8529Q is a Bell Helicopter HH-1N, serial number 160838. The FAA register lists U S Department of State Inl/A as the registrant in Melbourne, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 17, 2007 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter and 4 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8529Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-11-16 Accident · Cambridge, ID Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · SEA01FA100
Reported aircraft: Cessna U206F — a different aircraft that carried the N8529Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Airspeed not maintained and an inadvertent stall while maneuvering. Mountainous terrain was a factor.

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.