PETROLIUM HELICOPTERS, INC

Certificate type not established

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: PETROLIUM 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 · 2003-08-13 Operator named in NTSB report
Bell 206L-3 (N41128) Fatal injury Part 135

Operated by Petrolium Helicopters Inc. (per NTSB report)

The inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions and the directional control not obtained/maintained by the pilot during takeoff. Contributing factors were the crosswind and the planned approach to position the helicopter with a crosswind in order to perform hot refueling adjacent to the helideck refueling station.

Source: NTSB case CHI03FA259
Accident · 1986-03-26 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 206BIII (N3181Y) No injuries Part 91

Operated by PETROLIUM HELICOPTERS, INC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case FTW86LA047

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
N3181YNATIONAL BALLOONING LTD 858Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N41128Operator 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.

  • N41128 — records 2003 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N3181Y (NATIONAL BALLOONING LTD 858) — records 1986 · registered to KING JEREMY W (owner ≠ operator)