# N8045H: Hughes TH-55

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes TH-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-th-55) (registry code 4471002, 2 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (Schweizer RSG LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 65-18240
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: July 25, 2023
- Expires: July 31, 2030
- Mode S code: AAF3C8
- Registered owner: [A And J Aviation Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A%20AND%20J%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20LLC)
- Location: [Titusville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Titusville)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 28.5282° N, 80.7798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32780, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8045H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8045H

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Hughes TH-55)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA19CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA168), Mar 13, 2019: Hughes TH 55 (N8045H), Keene, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The helicopter’s collision with a bird during cruise flight.
- [NTSB IAD98LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA057), May 12, 1998: Hughes 269A (N8045H), Alexandria Bay, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain rotor rpm during practice autorotation, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.

## NTSB investigations on N8045H not matched to an aircraft (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA24LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA242), Jun 1, 2024: Hughes 269A (N8045H), Danbury, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the prevailing wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control during landing.
- [NTSB UNK64X0408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0408), Jan 31, 1964: Beechcraft AT-11 (N8045H), Sint Maarten Bwi, NT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20240601009079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240601009079A), Jun 1, 2024: Hughes TH-55 (N8045H), Danbury, NH, Destroyed. On 06/01/2024 at approximately 1248 local a TH55 helicopter departed klci airport enroute to a local residence in Danbury NH on a solo training flight. The…
- [Accident 20190313001269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190313001269A), Mar 13, 2019: Hughes TH-55 (N8045H), Keene, NH, Substantial damage. Pilot in cruise flight at 500 feet AGL (helicopter)had a bird strike about two miles north of the Keene (een) dillant-hopkins airport in NH. A 2' by 2'…
- [Accident 19980511037189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980511037189A), May 11, 1998: Hughes TH55 (N8045H), Alexandria Bay, NY, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot was receiving instruction from a flight instructor for the purpose of practicing touchdown autorotations towards attaining his instructor…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Hughes TH-55 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-th-55/aircraft.md

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