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N196VS

Hughes 369

Valid Florida

N196VS is a Hughes 369, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1980. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Vertol Systems Company INC, a corporation in Destin, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 15, 2017 and expires on November 30, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated October 17, 2017.

Aircraft

Maker
Hughes
Model
369
Serial number
900787D
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Turboshaft, 1 motor · Rolls-Royc 250-C20B · 420 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1980
Cruising speed
111 mph
Transponder code
A18061 (octal 50300141)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 15, 2017
Expires
November 30, 2027
Last FAA action
April 1, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · October 17, 2017
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
01247795

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Vertol Systems Company INC
Type
Corporation
Address
PO Box 727
Destin, FL 32540-0727

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data