INDUSTRIAL HELICOPTERS

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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: INDUSTRIAL HELICOPTERS

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2026-07-21 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 206B (N2193X) Serious injury Part 137

Operated by INDUSTRIAL HELICOPTERS LLC (per NTSB report)

Not yet finalized — may be revised.
Source: NTSB case WPR26LA277
Accident · 2005-10-06 Operator named in NTSB report
Bell 206-L3 (N6560K) Fatal injury Part 135

Operated by Industrial Helicopters Inc. (per NTSB report)

Undetermined. The aircraft is missing.

Source: NTSB case DFW06FAMS1
Accident · 1992-07-26 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 206B3 (N2072B) Fatal injury Part 135

Operated by INDUSTRIAL HELICOPTERS (per NTSB report)

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDEPATH DURING THE APPROACH WHICH LED TO AN EXCESSIVE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE DURING THE LANDING FLARE.

Source: NTSB case FTW92FA189
Accident · 1992-01-29 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 206L-3 (N65603) Minor injury Part 135

Operated by INDUSTRIAL HELICOPTERS INC. (per NTSB report)

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE ABOVE THE WATER. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT ATTEMPTING FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS OF FOG AND LOW CEILINGS DURING DAWN LIGHT CONDITIONS.

Source: NTSB case FTW92LA062
Accident · 1990-12-09 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 206L-1 (N5753B) No injuries Part 91

Operated by INDUSTRIAL HELICOPTERS, INC. (per NTSB report)

FAILURE OF THE HELICOPTER'S AFT LANDING GEAR CROSSTUBE ASSEMBLY DUE TO FATIGUE.

Source: NTSB case FTW91LA023
Accident · 1990-09-12 Operator named in NTSB report
Bell B206LI (N882BT) Fatal injury Part 135

Operated by INDUSTRIAL HELICOPTERS, INC. (per NTSB report)

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY INTO THE KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND THE WEATHER/LIGHT CONDITIONS.

Source: NTSB case FTW90FA178
Accident · 1990-05-08 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 206BIII (N2187P) No injuries Part 135

Operated by INDUSTRIAL HELICOPTERS INC (per NTSB report)

RESTRICTED MOVEMENT OF THE RIGHT SKID ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE LATERAL CENTER OF GRAVITY TO BE EXCEEDED DURING THE ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF.

Source: NTSB case FTW90LA107
Accident · 1989-04-05 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 206B (N5004L) No injuries Part 91

Operated by INDUSTRIAL HELICOPTERS (per NTSB report)

INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE/INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND FUEL CONTAMINATION, WHICH RESULTED IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. RELATED FACTORS WERE: A BINDING (STUCK) FUEL FILTER CAP BYPASS VALVE AND PARTIAL FAILURE (INTERMITTENT OPERATION) OF THE RESPECTIVE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT SYSTEM.

Source: NTSB case FTW89FA075
Accident · 1987-04-21 Operator named in NTSB report
BEECH D55 (N413S) No injuries Part 91

Operated by INDUSTRIAL HELICOPTERS (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case FTW87FA100

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
N2072BOperator named in NTSB report
N2187POperator named in NTSB report
N2193XBELL 206BValid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N413SAEROPRO CZ A2202019Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N5004LOperator named in NTSB report
N5753BOperator named in NTSB report
N65603Operator named in NTSB report
N6560KOperator named in NTSB report
N882BTOperator 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.

1 aircraft filed records under this certificate within the last two years but are not in the fleet list we hold — fleet lists can lag actual operations.

  • N6560K — records 2005 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N2072B — records 1992 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N65603 — records 1992 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N5753B — records 1990 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N882BT — records 1990 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N2187P — records 1990 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N5004L — records 1989 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N413S (AEROPRO CZ A220) — records 1987 · registered to SMITH PERRY (owner ≠ operator)