PAPILLON HELICOPTERS
Also recorded as: PAPILLON HELIC, PAPILLON HELICOPTERS
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by PAPILLON HELICOPTERS INC. (per NTSB report)
**This report was modified on 2/23/2016. Please refer to the public docket for this accident for more information.** The failure of Papillon maintenance personnel to recognize the significance of the increasing metal in the oil analysis test results and the illumination of the chip detector warning, the combination of which indicated internal engine wear that subsequently resulted in loss of engine drive to the rotor systems during flight. Contributing to the accident was National Flight Services' failure to properly torque the bull and sun gear retaining nut, which resulted in wear and the ultimate disengagement of the bull and sun gear.
Operated by PAPILLON HELICOPTERS INC. (per NTSB report)
THE OPERATOR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL'S INADEQUATE 100-HOUR INSPECTION. THE LOOSE FUEL CONTROL LINE FITTING, THE TREE STUMP, AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WERE FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT.
Operated by PAPILLON HELICOPTERS, LTD (per NTSB report)
A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE POWER TURBINE SHAFT AND BEARINGS. THE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF OIL STARVATION DUE TO AN EXCESSIVELY WORN CHIP DETECTOR O-RING SEAL,INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND PREFLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
Operated by PAPILLON HELICOPTERS — On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As: (per NTSB report)
Operated by PAPILLON HELICOPTERS, LTD (per NTSB report)
Operated by PAPILLON HELICOPTERS LIMITED (per NTSB report)
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-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N17754 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N29906 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N35970 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N4268V | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N5771L | LEADING EDGE AERIAL TECH INC PV100X | — | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N59358 | — | — | 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.
- N17754 — records 2000 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N5771L (LEADING EDGE AERIAL TECH INC PV100X) — records 1994 · registered to LEADING EDGE AERIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N35970 — records 1989 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N29906 — records 1986 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N4268V — records 1985 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N59358 — records 1980–1982 · no longer on the FAA registry