COMPLETE HELICOPTERS INC.

Part 135 operator · designator 6CHA

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: COMPLETE HELICOPTERS INC, COMPLETE HELICOPTERS INC., MINNESOTA HELICOPTERS, INC., MN 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 · 2011-01-29 Operator named in NTSB report
ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA (N7195B) Serious injury Part 91

Operated by COMPLETE HELICOPTERS INC (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's control inputs that resulted in an inadvertent dynamic rollover and the CFI's inadequate supervision of the flight.

Source: NTSB case CEN11CA167

FAA enforcement actions

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

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 2010–2010. Most-reported systems: Engine (72) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: WARNING INDICATION — 1.

1 report on file.

WARNING INDICATION · 2010-06-28 Matched by certificate designator
N7DQ · ATA 7210

Part: GEARBOX — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 18,222 hrs · 43,541 cycles

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT TO OFFSHORE PLATFORM, PILOT NOTICED TORQUE INDICATOR FLUCTUATIONS, WITH NO ASSOCIATED ENGINE SURGING OR FLUCTUATIONS. LANDING TO PLATFORM WAS NORMAL. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED TORQUE OUTPUT WITHIN ENGINE GEARBOX HAD FAILED. ENGINE GEARBOX WAS CHANGED AT PLATFORM LOCATION. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL AFTER GEARBOX CHANGE. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 2010F00136

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N7195B——Operator named in NTSB report
N7DQBELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-11981Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N854WSROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II2005Valid 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.

  • N7195B — records 2011 · no longer on the FAA registry