Aircraft record

N793HT1967 Helicopter Transport Svc LLC CH-54A

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 16, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Aug 2026)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires Feb 28, 2030
Based in: Aurora, OR; owner city / state
Engine: JFTD12A-4A · 4500 hp; P & W
Owners: 1; since 2008
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 2026
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026

Registered owner: U S Leaseco INC
Owner type: Non Citizen Corporation
City, state: Aurora, OR
Certificate issued: Apr 24, 2008
Expires: Feb 28, 2030
Airworthiness: Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control, Forest, Other
Airworthiness date: Jul 1, 2010

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: Helicopter Transport Svc LLC
Model: CH-54A
Year: 1967
Serial number: 67-18427
Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 7
Engines: 2
Max takeoff weight: 20,000 and over lb
Mode S code: AAC3EB

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

2008 – nowU S Leaseco INCAurora, OR · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

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

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Aug 7, 2026 · Cove Fort, UT

On August 7, 2026, about 1044 mountain daylight time, a Helicopter Transport Services (Sikorsky) CH-54A Skycrane Helitanker, N793HT, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Cove Fort, Utah. The pilot and copilot were fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 133 aerial firefighting flight. The helicopter, owned and operated by…

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: ANC26FA079

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC26FA079)

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 RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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