N172AC1968 Sikorsky S-64E
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Helicopter Express LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Chamblee, GA
- Certificate issued
- Dec 6, 2023
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Multiple · Standard, Restricted, Other
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 28, 2011
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Sikorsky
- Model
- S-64E
- Year
- 1968
- Serial number
- 64061
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 3
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A1209E
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W Jftd12a-4a
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 4500 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2023 – nowHelicopter Express LLCChamblee, GA · current
- until 1990Individual ownerdifferent airframe: Cessna 172m S/N 17265646
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-23-07 | Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated Helicopters (Type Certificate Previously Held by… | Dec 27, 2013 | Airframe (S-64E)Only with: Main rotor blade assembly P/N 6415-20201-043, -045, -047, -048, -049, -050, or -051; or 6415-20601-041 through -052 installed. |
| 97-19-10 | Sikorsky Aircraft-Manufactured Model S- 64E Helicopters | Oct 17, 1997 | Airframe (S-64E)Only with: Main gearbox assembly second stage lower planetary plate P/N 6435-20229-102, 6435-20229-102-TS-107 (after rework), or 6435-20229-104 installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (4)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Engine · turbine · looseApr 7, 2015
FREE TURBINE ASSY WAS AT REPAIR STATION FOR A LEAK REPAIR. DURING DISASSEMBLY THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE 6435-20072-101 DRIVE FLANGE WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE FLANGE HAD PAINT ON THE MATING SURFACES. TORQUEING THE NUT AGAINST PAINT CAUSED THE NUT TO BECOME LOOSE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · blades · fracturedJun 10, 2011
AFTER ABOUT 1.5 HRS OF FLIGHT, THE PILOTS RETURNED TO LANDING AND SAID THAT THE NR1 ENGINE HAD A HIGH FREQUENCY RUMBLE AND JUST BEFORE LANDING, THE TQ AND EPR GAUGES DECRESED RAPIDLY, WHILE THE ENGINE TEMP AND OIL IND WERE STILL GREEN. AFTER SHUTDOWN, THE INLET OF THE ENGINE WAS CHECKED FOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor drive · housing · crackedJul 22, 2004
MAIN GEAR BOX S/N A6-168 WAS REMOVED FOR OVERHAUL AND CRACK IN MAIN AFT SIDE OF INPUT FROM THE AIRCRAFT. DURING FPI, THERE WAS A CRACK FOUND IN THE LEFT INPUT BOTTOM SIDE APPROXIMATELY .5 INCH LONG, AND THE RIGHT SIDE WAS FOUND TO ALSO HAVE A CRACK INDICATION APPROXIMATLEY 1.25 INCH AND A SECOND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Main rotor drive · cam · failedJul 22, 2004
MAIN GEARBOX S/N A6-168 WAS REMOVED FOR OVERHAUL FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE 2ND STAGE ASSY WAS DISASSEMBLED AND CAM ASSY WAS REMOVED AND CLEANED FOR NDT INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION FROM NDT, 2 CRACKS WERE FOUND TO BE LOCATED ON GEAR TOOTH AREA. EACH CRACK APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES APART AND TRAVELING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026