HELICOPTER ADVENTURES INC.
Also recorded as: HELICOPTER ADVENTURES INC.
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by Helicopter Adventures Inc. (per NTSB report)
The flight instructor's improper flare resulting in a hard landing and main rotor contact with tail boom.
Operated by Helicopter Adventures Inc. (per NTSB report)
the student's improper use of the cyclic control, the flight instructor's inadequate supervision, and his delayed remedial action. A factor in the accident was the CFI's diverted attention.
Operated by HELICOPTER ADVENTURES, INC. (per NTSB report)
the unsuitable terrain selected by the pilots.
Operated by HELICOPTER ADVENTURES, INC. (per NTSB report)
the flight instructor's failure to maintain main rotor RPM after initiating a go-around from a pinnacle approach. A factor in the accident was the high density altitude condition.
Operated by HELICOPTER ADVENTURES, INC. (per NTSB report)
THE INSTRUCTOR'S IMPROPER SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT; THE DUAL STUDENT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO FOLLOW ANOTHER HELICOPTER ON DEPARTURE AND THE DUAL STUDENTS DELAY IN CORRECTING THE INADVERTENT YAW. FACTORS RELATED TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH THE WAKE TURBULENCE FROM THE PRECEDING DEPARTING HELICOPTER; THE DUAL STUDENT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE THROTTLE AND THE DUAL STUDENTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM.
Operated by HELICOPTER ADVENTURES INC. (per NTSB report)
AN UNDETERMINED DIVERGENCE OF THE MAIN ROTOR FROM ITS NORMAL PLANE OF ROTATION WHICH RESULTED IN ROTOR CONTACT TO THE FUSELAGE AND PASSENGER.
Operated by HELICOPTER ADVENTURES, INC. (per NTSB report)
A DIVERGENCE OF THE MAIN ROTOR FROM ITS NORMAL PLANE OF ROTATION FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, WHICH RESULTED IN ROTOR CONTACT WITH THE COCKPIT AREA.
FAA enforcement actions
No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.
Maintenance disclosure history
No maintenance difficulty reports on file. Note: SDR filing is largely voluntary, so absence is not evidence of a clean maintenance history.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N39MK | BELL 206B | 1980 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N47NH | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N549SM | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N8069X | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N8320A | ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA | 1995 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N8475A | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N9421K | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report |
Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate
Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.
- N39MK (BELL 206B) — records 2005 · registered to XTREME AVIATION LLC (owner ≠ operator)
- N9421K — records 2004 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N8320A (ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA) — records 1995 · registered to MENDEZ LEONEL JR (owner ≠ operator)
- N47NH — records 1993 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N549SM — records 1993 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N8069X — records 1992 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N8475A — records 1987 · no longer on the FAA registry