Republic Helicopters, Inc.

Part 135 operator · designator R8HA

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: REPUBLIC HELICOPTERS INC, Republic 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 · 2017-02-06 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 206B (N978RH) Fatal injury Part 135

Operated by Republic Helicopters, Inc. (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to recognize the flight had encountered instrument meteorological conditions at night, which resulted in an unrecognized descent and collision with water.

Source: NTSB case CEN17FA100
Accident · 2011-03-17 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 230 (N974RH) No injuries Part 91

Operated by REPUBLIC HELICOPTERS INC (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the safety skirting during the repositioning landing.

Source: NTSB case CEN11CA232

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
N973RHBELL 206B-III1994Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N974RHBELL 2301994Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designatorOperator named in NTSB report
N975RHBELL 206B1996Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N978RHOperator named in NTSB report
N979RHBELL 206B1989Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N981RHBELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206B2008Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N982RHBELL 2301993Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N983RHBELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206L-42006Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator

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.

  • N978RH — records 2017 · no longer on the FAA registry