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N4857M1961 Sikorsky HSS-IN

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 15, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Mar 1990)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Midway, GA
owner city / state
Engine
R-1820 SER · 1475 hp
Wright
Owners
1
since 1986
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1990
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Pierce Associates INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Midway, GA
Certificate issued
Nov 19, 1986
Canceled
Aug 15, 2013
Airworthiness
Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control, Forest, Other, Aerial Surveying, Patrolling
Airworthiness date
Jun 24, 1981

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Sikorsky
Model
HSS-IN
Year
1961
Serial number
147987
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
14
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
12,500 - 19,999 lb
Mode S code
A5FE85

Engine

Make and model
Wright R-1820 Ser
Type
Reciprocating
Power
1475 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1986 – 2013Pierce Associates INCMidway, GA
  2. 1979Individual ownerPark Ridge, IL · different airframe: 1978 Beechcraft 58 S/N Th-987
  3. until 1952Aircraft Sales CompanyFort Worth, TX · different airframe: 1947 Piper Pa-11 S/N 11-374

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Mar 9, 1990 · Cross, SC

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL, AND HIS FAILURE TO FLY THE HELICOPTER IN SUCH A MANNER THAT WOULD HAVE ASSURED SUFFICIENT ROTOR RPM FOR AN AUTOROTATION.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
ATL90FA075

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ATL90FA075)

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 (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Related aircraft

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

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