Models / Sikorsky / S-55B / N5663 Aircraft record N5663 1959 Sikorsky S-55B Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 2011) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Oct 31, 2028 NTSB events 1 substantial, 2011 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner Sierra Aeronautics LLC
Owner type LLC
City, state Franklin, KY
Certificate issued Oct 7, 2021
Expires Oct 31, 2028
Airworthiness Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control
Airworthiness date Feb 22, 1979 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 S-55B
Year 1959
Serial number 55-1267
Aircraft type Rotorcraft
Category Land
Certification Type Certificated
Seats 12
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet 1H4
Mode S code A73FF5 Engine
Make and model Wright R-1300 Ser
Type Turbo-shaft
Power 700 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2021 – now Sierra Aeronautics LLC Franklin, KY · current Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 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.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record