Aircraft Description
N550HE is a 1968 Helio HST-550A, a single-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Teufel Nursery INC in Hillsboro, OR. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on October 9, 1996. The registration certificate was issued on April 27, 2021. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2028. Powered by a P&w PT6A SER engine producing 750 horsepower, N550HE is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A7001F (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N550HE was last tracked by AviatorDB near Portland Hillsboro Airport (KHIO) on March 18, 2026. The FAA registry record for N550HE was last updated on May 5, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Helio is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 142 Helio aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the HST-550A model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N550HE. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC