N249TH

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1 · 1980 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 7 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: TIMBERLAND HELICOPTERS INC, OR (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Timberland Helicopters, Inc. (TLLA)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

Accident & incident history

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

4 reports on file, 2024-09-30 – 2024-11-30.

OTHER · 2024-11-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5310

Part: LONGERON — WORN (ZONE 200) · airframe 29,453 hrs · 22,649 cycles

FOUND WORKING FASTENERS ON L/H UPPER LONGERON FITTING. AFTER INSPECTION FOUND HOLE OUT OF TOLERANCE. REPLACE L/H UPPER LONGERON

Source: SDR 2025FA0000138
OTHER · 2024-09-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5310

Part: LONGERON — WORN (ZONE 200) · airframe 29,453 hrs · 22,649 cycles

FOUND WORKING FASTENERS ON L/H UPPER LONGERON FITTING. AFTER INSPECTION FOUND HOLE OUT OF TOLERANCE. REPLACED L/H UPPER LONGERON

Source: SDR TLLA2025031400138
OTHER · 2024-09-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 29,437 hrs · 22,645 cycles

DURING 300 HOUR AF INSPECTION FOUND A CRACK AT STATION 142 R/H SIDE ON THE UPPER FRAME. NOT RELATED TO ANY INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT

Source: SDR TLLA2050314000137
OTHER · 2024-09-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 29,437 hrs · 22,645 cycles

DURING 300 HOUR A/F INSPECTION FOUND A CRACK AT STATION 142 R/H SIDE ON THE UPPER FRAME NOT RELATED TO ANY INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT.

Source: SDR 2025FA0000137