New York Helicopter Charter, Inc.

Part 135 operator · designator NY9A

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: NEW YORK HELICOPTER CHARTER INC, New York Helicopter Charter, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2025-04-10 Matched by aircraft (N-number)
BELL 206L-4 (N216MH) Fatal injury Part 91 Not yet finalized — may be revised.
Source: NTSB case ERA25MA171
Incident · 2013-06-30 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206 (N405MR) No injuries Part 91

Operated by NEW YORK HELICOPTER CHARTER INC (per NTSB report)

The improper maintenance decision to adjust the engine oil pressure regulator valve in response to high oil pressure indications rather than to properly troubleshoot the anomaly, which then allowed an existing oil supply path blockage to increase and led to the eventual insufficient lubrication of the compressor section No. 2 bearing and the subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the incident was an engine oil lubrication system anomaly of unknown origin.

Source: NTSB case ERA13IA313

FAA enforcement actions

Certificate suspended · 2025-04-14 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight operationsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction not stated · case closed 2025-05-22

Source: FAA case 2025EA110016
Civil penalty ordered · 2022-10-20 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $6,750 · case closed 2025-11-18

Source: FAA case 2023WP910024

Maintenance disclosure history

Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

Reports span 2013–2024. Most-reported systems: Main rotor drive (63) — 1; Engine (72) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: VIBRATION/BUFFET; PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; WARNING INDICATION — 1; WARNING INDICATION — 1.

2 reports on file.

WARNING INDICATION · 2024-09-24 Matched by certificate designator
N216MH · ATA 6320

Part: BEARING — FLAKING (TRANSMISSION) · airframe 12,728 hrs

TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY HAD METAL IN OIL.

Source: SDR MHR22024092400733
VIBRATION/BUFFET; PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2013-06-30 Matched by certificate designator
N405MR · ATA 7230

Part: BEARING — FAILED (COMPRESSOR) · airframe 2,536 hrs

A/C WAS ON A BRAVO TOUR, PILOT HEARD A BANG FOLLOWED BY A POWER LOSS AND ENTERED A AUTOROTATION TO THE RIVER EMERGANCY FLOATATION ACTIVATED AND A LANDING WAS MADE. FOUND NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR BEARING FAILED.

Source: SDR 2013FA0000424

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N216MHBELL 206-L42004Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N405MR——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.

  • N405MR — records 2013 · no longer on the FAA registry