N460AE

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206L-4 · 2013 · 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.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Air Evac EMS, Inc. (EVCA)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.

3 reports on file, 2016-07-03 – 2023-11-08.

OTHER · 2023-11-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6210

Part: BLADE — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 5,292 hrs · 10,558 cycles

VAN HORN M/R BLADE INBOARD TRIM TAB CRACKED

Source: SDR EVCA202311090001
OTHER · 2023-11-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6210

Part: BLADE — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 5,292 hrs · 10,558 cycles

VAN HORN M/R BLADE INBOARD TRIM TAB CRACKED

Source: SDR EVCA2023110931
FLUID LOSS; FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2016-07-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

Part: HOSE — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 1,068 hrs · 2,771 cycles

WHILE APPROACHING A REMOTE UNIMPROVED LANDING SITE THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING A METAL GRINDING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AREA FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC POWER FOR THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. UPON LANDING FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING DOWN SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT HYDRAULIC HOSE HAD A HOLE AND WAS LEAKING FLUID

Source: SDR EVCA201607060001