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N8648F

Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D

Valid Florida

N8648F is a Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1978. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Vertol Systems CO INC, a corporation in Destin, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 4, 2015 and expires on August 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated July 10, 2015.

Aircraft

Maker
Hughes Helicopters Inc
Model
HUGHES 369D
Serial number
180257D
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Turboshaft, 1 motor · Rolls-Royc 250-C20B · 420 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1978
Cruising speed
112 mph
Transponder code
ABE129 (octal 52760451)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 4, 2015
Expires
August 31, 2028
Last FAA action
June 3, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · July 10, 2015
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00032401

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Vertol Systems CO 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