N217AC1968 Erickson S64E
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Helicopter Express LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Chamlee, GA
- Certificate issued
- Dec 6, 2023
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 27, 2026
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
- Erickson
- Model
- S64E
- Year
- 1968
- Serial number
- 64064
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 7
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Mode S code
- A1D386
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 LLCChamlee, GA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
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.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (3)
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 · engine · overtempJul 13, 2021
SHORT FINAL FOR WATER DROP. PILOT RECEIVED 65% CHIME THEN 60% WARNING. ENGINE SECURED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE SINGLE ENGINE. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT TO MEET REPORTING TIME LIMITS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor drive · gearbox · failedJan 1, 2017
DURING A NORMAL START PROCEDURE, WITH THE NR 1 ENGINE AT GROUND IDLE AND JUST PRIOR TO THE ROTOR BRAKE BEING RELEASED, A FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE MAIN GEARBOX THAT ALLOWED MOMENTARY ROTATION AND SUBSEQUENT LOCKING OF THE MGB. THE ROTOR SYSTEM BARELY MOVED BEFORE SUDDEN STOPPAGE EVENT OCCURRED DUE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · blade · crackedMay 21, 2001
BLADE REMOVED FOR BIM INDICATION. THE SPAR IS CRACKED ON BOTTOM SIDE UNDER NR 9 POCKET, APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH STARTING AT BACK WALL RADIUS, RUNNING CHORDWISE TOWARDS LEADING EDGE. PROBABLE CAUSE: CORROSION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026