N3070S

ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA · 2007 · Valid Registration

Registered owner: MAT-SU HELICOPTER TRAINING LLC, AK (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
POLLUX AVIATION LTD (UPXC)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator
James P HoefflerOperator2011-09-24 – 2011-09-24Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Acc · 2011-09-24 Operator named in NTSB report
ROBINSON R22 Beta None injury Part 91James P Hoeffler
Source: NTSB case WPR11CA467

Maintenance disclosures

J E · 2019-07-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7520

CLUTCH LIGHT WAS FLICKERING. WE HAD ONE OF THE COLUMN SPRINGS DE-TENSION WHILE WE WERE PERFORMING SHEAVE ALIGNMENT AND CLUTCH SHAFT ANGLE. TALKED TO RHC TECH SUPPORT, THEY THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE CLUTCH COLUMN SPRINGS OUT OF CALIBRATION. WE REMOVED THE COOLING FAN WHEEL WHICH IS WHEN WE FOUND THE CRACKS IN THE FAN. RHC TECH SUPPORT AGREED THAT THESE CRACKS PROBABLY CAUSED THE FLICKERING CLUTCH LIGHT AND ALSO IN THE MAJORITY OF THESE EVENTS UN-CALIBRATES THE COLUMN SPRINGS. THIS AIRCRAFT ONLY HAS 138.7 HOURS ON IT SINCE OVERHAUL.

Source: SDR 2019FA0000223 · FAA SDRS