Single-engine piston

N888W

1956 Helio Courier H391B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1956
Serial
029
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming GO-435
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Santee, CA
Registration record

N888W on the FAA register

Type
1956 Helio Courier H391B (FAA: Helio H-391B)
Serial
029
Engines
Lycoming GO-435
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santee, CA
Certificate issued
2000-02-17
Airworthiness date
1991-05-21
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC3D81
Mode S (octal)
53036601
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-02-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N888W to the current registrant.
  • 1991-05-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1956
    Manufactured (1956).
Overview

About N888W

N888W is a 1956 Helio Courier H391B (FAA model H-391B), serial number 029. It is registered to an individual in Santee, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 17, 2000 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming GO-435 engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 21, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N888W. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-06-27 Accident · New Orleans, LA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · FTW85LA267
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172E — a different aircraft that carried the N888W 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.