N491HC

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS INC MBB-BK 117 C-2 · 2023 · Rotorcraft · 2 engines · 10 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE, UT (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

No operator established for this aircraft.

Accident & incident history

Accident · 1984-04-29 Unresolved
HALL-CAVALIER SA-102.5 No injuries Part 91 — operator not named in the NTSB record
Source: NTSB case LAX84LA274

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, 2025-05-19.

OTHER · 2025-05-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3400

Part: EFIS — INTERFERENCE (ZONE 100) · airframe 849 hrs · 2,893 cycles

WHILE PASSING OVER A 5G COMMUNICATIONS TOWER, JUST EAST ON HCA KINGWOOD HOSPITAL, KINGWOOD, TX, THE HELICOPTER HAD AN ARRAY OF CAUTIONS WITH THE GENESIS. THE PIC STATED, “JUST STARTED THROWING ALL KINDS OF CAUTIONS ON THE GENESIS AND THEN KICKED OFF MY UPPER MODES”. THE PILOT DID NOT TAKE ANY EVASIVE ACTION, FLEW THE HELICOPTER MANUALLY UNTIL ALL OF THE CAUTIONS EXTINGUISHED AND THE AVIONICS RETURNED TO NORMAL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GENESYS AND 5G.

Source: SDR 454A20250519001