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    Airframe Family: Sikorsky S-64 / H-54 Skycrane
    Latest Model:CH-54B Tarhe
    Last Military Serial:70-18489 US
    Construction Number:64-097
    Last Civil Registration:N178AC
    Compressed ID:Sikorsky CH-54B sn 70-18489 US cn 6...
    Latest Owner or Location:Helicopter Express Llc, Chamblee, GA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CH-54B.

    1970

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 70-18489.

    To Heavy Lift Helicopters with new c/r N7095A.

    1998

    To Heavy Lift Helicopters with new c/r N642HP.

    11 March 1998

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX178AC (S-64F, 64097) issued.

    Operated as fire service #43.

    Circa February 2000


    Photographer: Eric Bannwarth
    Notes: N178AC - S-64F Skycrane - Erickson Air-Crane in February 2000

    14 February 2001

    To Erickson Air-Crane Inc, Central Point, OR with new c/r N178AC.

    Based at Erickson Air-Crane, Central Point, OR.
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    Operated as fire service #730 with markings: Isabelle

    6 March 2005


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 2005 photo whilst based at Bankstown, Sydney, New South Wales

    1 January 2011

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX178AC (S-64F, 64097) issued.

    By 5 September 2011

    Operated as fire service #746.

    5 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    17 December 2012

    Civil registration, N178AC, cancelled.
    Exported to Peru.

    To unknown owner with c/r OB-2035-P.

    July 2014

    To unknown owner with c/r HC-CQJ.

    6 December 2015


    Photographer: Carsten Andersen
    Notes: Seen in Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport Iquitos, Peru

    29 October 2019

    To Erickson Inc, Medford, OR with new c/r N178AC.

    14 November 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for N178AC (S-64F, 64-097) issued.

    19 January 2022

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX178AC (S-64F, 64-097) issued.

    12 May 2022

    Certificate of airworthiness for N178AC (S-64F, 64-097) issued.

    5 December 2023

    To Helicopter Express Llc, Chamblee, GA keeping c/r N178AC.
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