N369PA

BELL 407 · 1996 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 7 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: GM LEASING CO LLC, LA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
D H Helicopter, Inc. (DEJA)Operatoron 2019-05-23Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2019-05-23 Operator named in NTSB report
Guimbal CABRI No injuries Part 91D H Helicopter, Inc.

Operated by D H Helicopter Inc (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case GAA19CA279

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.

1 report on file, 2026-04-20.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2026-04-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6730

Part: SPRING — OVERTORQUED (CYCLIC CONTROLS) · airframe 2,082 hrs · 4,351 cycles

DURING CLIMBOUT, LOUD BRIEF BUZZING NOISE HEARD. CREW STARTED SMELLING A CHARRING SMELL. CHARRING SMELL INCREASED WHILE ON THE GROUND. MAINTENANCE CREW TROUBLESHOT. EXTERNAL HYDRO POWER WAS APPLIED TO ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY THE SERVO. COULD NOT REPLICATE THE CHARRING SMELL. THE BUZZING WAS DUE TO THE CYCLIC SPRING LINK HOUSING BEING OVERTIGHTENED. REMOVED, DISASSEMBLED, REASSEMBLED AND REINSTALLED CYCLIC SPRING. SUBSEQUENT CHECK FLIGHT RESULTED IN NO DEFECTS NOTED.

Source: SDR 454A260420151853