Piston helicopter

N8SL

Hughes 269A Piston Helicopters / TH-55A Piston Helicopters / TH55A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
570713
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ocala, FL
Registration record

N8SL on the FAA register

Type
Hughes 269A Piston Helicopters / TH-55A Piston Helicopters / TH55A
Serial
570713
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ocala, FL
Certificate issued
2017-07-10
Airworthiness date
1979-12-13
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AADEC6
Mode S (octal)
52557306
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
203 nm
Cruise (type)
78 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-07-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N8SL.
  • 1979-12-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8SL

N8SL is a Hughes 269A Piston Helicopters / TH-55A Piston Helicopters / TH55A, serial number 570713. It is registered to an individual in Ocala, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 10, 2017 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 78 knots and a range of about 203 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 13, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8SL. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
78 kt
Range
203 nm
Fuel burn
7 gph

Published figures for the Hughes 269A Piston Helicopters / TH-55A Piston Helicopters / TH55A type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-02-17 Accident · Tulsa,Ok, 36 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0609
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C-45H — a different aircraft that carried the N8SL 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.