Summit Helicopter Inc

Part 135 operator · designator M55A

Data confidence: Records are linked by certificate number, aircraft registration, or a name match that a reviewer has confirmed. Each record below shows how it was linked.

Also recorded as: SUMMIT HELICOPTER INC, Summit Helicopter Inc

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2021-05-06 Operator named in NTSB report
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELI CO 369FF (N972BW) No injuries Part 133

Operated by Summit Helicopter Inc. (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control during an encounter with a dust devil shortly after takeoff.

Source: NTSB case WPR21LA185
Accident · 2009-05-01 Operator named in NTSB report
MD HELICOPTER 369FF (N67FF) No injuries Part 133

Operated by SUMMIT HELICOPTER INC (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the water while maneuvering at low altitude as a result of the helicopter's grappling hook temporarily becoming ensnared with an underwater obstruction.

Source: NTSB case WPR09LA226

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-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N67FFMCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELI CO 369FF1989Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designatorOperator named in NTSB report
N972BW——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.

  • N972BW — records 2021 · no longer on the FAA registry