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N8973F

Hughes 269C

Valid Louisiana

N8973F is a Hughes 269C, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1973. It has 3 seats. It is registered to Avelan Enterprises INC, a corporation in Elm Grove, Louisiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 14, 2013 and expires on February 28, 2029. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for agriculture and pest control, dated October 17, 1975.

Aircraft

Maker
Hughes
Model
269C
Serial number
430195
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming I0360 SER · 180 hp
Seats
3
Year built
1973
Cruising speed
64 mph
Transponder code
AC621C (octal 53061034)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 14, 2013
Expires
February 28, 2029
Last FAA action
July 18, 2023
Airworthiness
Restricted · Agriculture and pest control · October 17, 1975
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00001551

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Avelan Enterprises INC
Type
Corporation
Address
C/O Charles Glasscock
PO Box 16
Elm Grove, LA 71051-0016

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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