N417AE

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206L-4 · 2014 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 5 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: AIR EVAC EMS INC, MO (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

Operator	Role	Period	Basis
Air Evac EMS, Inc. (EVCA)	Certificate holder	—	Matched by certificate designator
OMNIFLIGHT HELICOPTERS INC	Operator	on 2008-05-21	Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2009-09-25 Operator named in NTSB report

EUROCOPTER AS-350 Fatal injury Part 91 — OMNIFLIGHT HELICOPTERS INC

Operated by Omniflight Helicopters Inc. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ERA09FA537

Accident · 2008-05-21 Operator named in NTSB report

Eurocopter France AS350 B2 No injuries Part 91 — OMNIFLIGHT HELICOPTERS INC

Operated by OMNIFLIGHT HELICOPTERS INC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case MIA08LA106

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.

3 reports on file, 2021-01-28 – 2025-08-21.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2025-08-21 Matched by certificate designator

ATA 2121

Part: BLOWER MOTOR — ODOR (ZONE 100) · airframe 4,595 hrs

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SMELL

Source: SDR EVCA2025082300001

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2025-08-18 Matched by certificate designator

ATA 2400

Part: INVERTER — ODOR · airframe 4,592 hrs

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SMELL

Source: SDR EVCA20250820001

OTHER · 2021-01-28 Matched by certificate designator

ATA 5310

Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 2,598 hrs · 5,462 cycles

DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION FOUND VERTICAL TUNNEL RIGHT REAR STIFFENER CRACKED.

Source: SDR EVCA2021021001