- Registered owner
- Wheatley Lester E Jr
- Location
- Priest River, ID
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- 53-3654
- Year built
- 1953
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- January 20, 1976
- Certificate issued
- July 29, 2014
- Expires
- July 31, 2027
- Mode S code
- A9E0BE
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0
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No ADs matched this aircraft’s modelsADs on appliances, propellers and installed equipment aren’t matched by model; check those separately.
Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
NTSB CHI86FEX03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportMccordsville, INThe helicopter rolled over after the main rotor blades contacted the terrain during an attempt to land from a hover. The plt had a student plt airplane certificate at the time of the accident.NTSB NYC77FFA01Accident · No injuriesClosedUtica, NY
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N73550General aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Bell H13G aircraft
STCs that may be installed
No STCs matched this aircraft’s modelsSTCs are matched through the model’s type certificate data sheet, and this registry model isn’t matched to one.
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N73550 before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.