N179AC1970 Sikorsky S-64F
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 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
- Aug 13, 2026
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2033
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 25, 2018
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-64F
- Year
- 1970
- Serial number
- 64091
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 3
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H6EA
- Mode S code
- A13A9F
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W Jftd12a Ser
- 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- 2026 – nowHelicopter Express LLCChamblee, GA · current
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 (3)
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-64F)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. |
| 2012-26-06 | Sikorsky Aircraft-Manufactured Model S-64F Helicopters | Apr 16, 2013 | Airframe (S-64F) |
| 97-10-15 | Sikorsky Aircraft-Manufactured Model S- 64F Helicopters | Jun 27, 1997 | Airframe (S-64F)Only with: Main gearbox second stage lower planetary plate P/N 6435-20516-101 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 · stator · shearedSep 14, 2005
(REF NR MDR05-080) INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON 1ST STAGE STATOR AND SHOWED SIGNS OF FOD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IST WAS DETERMINED THAT TWO RIVETS (MFG HEAD) HAD SHEARED ON STIFFENER RING OF THE 1ST STATOR AND WERE INGESTED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LATER STAGES OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor · spacer · crackedOct 20, 2004
PART OF THE OB ROOT END SPACER BLOCK BROKE OFF AND WAS SENT THROUGH THE TIP CAP. THE OB SPACER BLOCK HAS SPLIT AROUND THE L/E THROUGH BOLT. PRIOR TO DISASSEMBLY THE OB MOST SPACER BLOCK COULD BE SEEN AS MISSING A PORTION THAT IS ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS THE HOLE IN THE TIP CAP. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · crackedAug 12, 2003
UPON POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION, FIELD MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THE LOWER FITTING TGB, PN 6420-66345-101, CRACKED AT THE AFT LOWER LEFT-HAND CORNER. THE CRACK IS APPROXIAMTELY .5000 INCH IN LENGTH AND TRAVELS THROUGH THE THICK WEB AND TURNS TOWARDS THE LOWER LEFT-HAND BARREL NUT RECESS OF THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Main rotor drive · shaft · crackedFeb 7, 1997
MAIN GEARBOX INSPECTION. TWO INDICATIONS FOUND IN THE RADIUS OF ONE SPLINE DURING MPI INSPECTION. BOTH INDICATIONS WERE APPROXIMATELY 0.050 INCH IN LENGTH AND EXTENDING TOWARDS THE TOOTH FACE. NO OTHER INDICATIONS WERE FOUND.
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