N428CF

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 429 · 2014 · Rotorcraft · 2 engines · 9 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: CAREFLITE, TX (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
CareFlite (NXTA)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, 2025-02-03 – 2026-07-27.

OTHER · 2026-07-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6410

Part: BLADE — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 5,434 hrs · 28,153 cycles

DURING DAILY INSPECTION MECHANIC FOUND A CRACK IN TAIL ROTOR BLADE ABRASION STRIP.

Source: SDR NXTA2026072700603
WARNING INDICATION · 2025-03-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3400

Part: DISPLAY — DEFECTIVE (ZONE 200) · airframe 4,772 hrs · 24,488 cycles

PRIOR TO DEPARTING TE 30 THE RIGHT COCKPIT DISPLAY UNIT EXPERIENCED A CPU FAULT MESSAGE.

Source: SDR 2025FA0000225
WARNING INDICATION · 2025-02-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2210

Part: WARNING MESSAGE — ILLUMINATED (AUTOPILOT) · airframe 4,688 hrs · 23,997 cycles

AP2 MAINT. AND AUTO TRIM CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED.

Source: SDR 2025FA0000079
WARNING INDICATION · 2025-02-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2211

Part: COMPUTER — FAULT MESSAGE (AUTOPILOT) · airframe 4,688 hrs · 23,997 cycles

PRIOR TO DEPARTING XA62, THE #2 AUTOPILOT MAINTENANCE AND AUTO TRIM CAUTION MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE CREW ALERTING SYSTEM.

Source: SDR 2025F00028