HILLCREST AIRCRAFT CO INC

Part 135 operator · designator GFLA

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: HILLCREST AIRCRAFT CO, HILLCREST AIRCRAFT CO INC, Hillcrest Aircraft Co Inc

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Acc · 2013-06-28 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 206L-3 (N868H) Serious injury Part 91

Operated by Hillcrest Aircraft Company Inc. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case WPR13LA303
Acc · 2009-03-08 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 206-L4 (N863H) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by HILLCREST AIRCRAFT CO (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case CEN09FA193

FAA enforcement actions

FAA enforcement records haven't been loaded into GroundCheck yet, so none can be shown — a gap in our data, not evidence of a clean enforcement history.

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.

1 report on file.

F J · 1998-08-25 Matched by certificate designator
N868H · ATA 2910

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL HYDRAULIC FAILURE IN-FLIGHT. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SUCTION LINE FROM THE RESERVOIR TO THE HYDRAULIC PUMP HAD FAILED INTERNALLY. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE DEFECTS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE LINE. THERE WAS NO HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM THE LINE ON PRE-FLIGHT.

Source: SDR 98ZZZX3553 · FAA SDRS

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N2061JBELL 206B1982Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N221JBAMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB2023Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N669HBELL 205A-11974Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N679HBELL 205A-11974Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N684HBELL 4071996Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N689HBELL 205A-11979Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N767HBELL 206-L41992Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N854HBELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 4072009Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N863HOperator named in NTSB report
N864HBELL 4071996Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N868HBELL 206L-31989Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N868HBELL 206L-31989Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N894HBELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 4072012Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N974HBELL 4071999Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator