Mountain Air Helicopters, Inc.

Part 135 operator · designator MHHA

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: MOUNTAIN AIR HELICOPTERS INC, MOUNTAIN AIR HELICOPTERS, INC., Mountain Air Helicopters, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2019-03-27 Operator named in NTSB report
Aerospatiale AS350 (N818MC) Fatal injury PUBU

Operated by Mountain Air Helicopters Inc (per NTSB report)

Maintenance personnel's failure to properly re-install and secure a fuel line, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

Source: NTSB case CEN19FA109
Accident · 2012-02-25 Operator named in NTSB report
EUROCOPTER AS 350 B3 (N118MB) No injuries Part 91

Operated by MOUNTAIN AIR HELICOPTERS INC (per NTSB report)

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

Source: NTSB case WPR12CA118
Accident · 1988-02-18 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 206A (N7981J) Serious injury Part 91

Operated by MOUNTAIN AIR HELICOPTERS, INC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case SEA88FA050
Accident · 1983-01-11 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 206B (N644PH) No injuries Part 91

Operated by MOUNTAIN AIR HELICOPTERS, INC. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case SEA83FA040

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2019-03-27 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $15,000 · case closed 2020-03-03

Source: FAA case 2019SW090006

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
N118MBEUROCOPTER AS 350 B32002Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designatorOperator named in NTSB report
N418MDEUROCOPTER AS 350 B32004Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N618MEAMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B32011Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N644PHOperator named in NTSB report
N7981JOperator named in NTSB report
N818MCOperator 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.

  • N818MC — records 2019 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N7981J — records 1988 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N644PH — records 1983 · no longer on the FAA registry