GUARDIAN HELICOPTERS INC
Also recorded as: GUARDIAN HELICOPTERS INC, Guardian Helicopters Inc
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by Guardian Helicopters (per NTSB report)
Loss of engine power due to the pilot inadvertently selecting engine IDLE mode while in flight, which reduced rotor and engine speed to a level that could not sustain flight.
Operated by Guardian Helicopters Inc (per NTSB report)
The pilot’s inability to maintain control of the helicopter due to a hydraulic system failure for reasons that could not be fully determined due to the thermal destruction from the postimpact fire.
FAA enforcement actions
Sanction: $6,285 · case closed 2009-11-24
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-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N211GH | BELL 205A-1 | — | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N215GH | EUROCOPTER AS 350 B3 | 1998 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N216GH | BELL 205A-1 | 1969 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N407GH | BELL 407 | 1996 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N447GH | BELL 407 | 1997 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N498PT | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N55TV | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N711GH | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N718GH | BELL 407 | 1999 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N999GH | BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 | 2008 | Valid Registration | 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.