- Registered owner
- Sierra Aeronautics LLC
- Location
- Franklin, KY
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 551005
- Year built
- 1956
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- May 31, 2006
- Certificate issued
- September 21, 2021
- Expires
- September 30, 2028
- Mode S code
- ABBB97
From the FAA registry file of October 21, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 19
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1963 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 1 |
| 1967 | 2 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
Airframe · Sikorsky S55B
AD 2023-11-07Ground Proximity SystemAD 66-04-03Main Rotor BladesAD 75-22-12Inflight Power LossInformation bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date.
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date.
Accident 20110725015669AHover/Holding · Brewster, WAIndividual was conducting cherry drying (hover oge) when wind gust pushed him towards a power line. Pilot pulled pitch to clear line. RPM bled off. After clearing powerline pilot lowered collective to regain RPM. He did not immediately see second set of power…Incident 20100624038849IHover/Holding · Bridgeport, WADuring low level hover cherry drying, pilot let helicopter drift into a wind machine and one blade of the helicopter hit the propeller of the wind machine. Pilot immediately landed helicopter without further incident. After shutdown it was found that the tip…
Service difficulty reports
No reports filed for N855TCGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Reports on Sikorsky S55B aircraft