SOUTHERN HELICOPTERS INC

Part 135 operator · designator HDCA

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: SOUTHERN HELICOPTERS INC, Southern 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 · 2005-12-30 Operator named in NTSB report
Bell 206L-4 (N1811) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by Southern Helicopters, Inc. (per NTSB report)

The in-flight collision with a bird and the pilot's physical impairment (vision), directional control was not possible.

Source: NTSB case DFW06CA048

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 2005–2005. Most-reported systems: Main rotor (62) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 1.

1 report on file.

OTHER · 2005-12-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6210

Part: BLADE — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR)

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, DISCOVERED CRACK ON MAIN ROTOR BLADE AT BLADE STATION 41.5 EXTENDING CHORDWISE FROM TRAILING EDGE ON BOTH UPPER AND LOWER SKINS ACROSS FINGERS ON TRAILING EDGE EXTENDING 6.3750 INCHES THEN FOLLOWING FINGERS OB, SPANWISE, 5 INCHES. SEPARATION OCCURED AS LIGHT CAN BE SEEN THROUGH CRACK. MAIN ROTOR BLADE SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW PART.

Source: SDR HDCA107099

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N1811——Operator named in NTSB report
N205CPBELL 206B1980Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N209CPBELL 206-L42006Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N79FXS N I A S AS350BA1979Valid 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.