MIDWEST HELICOPTER AIRWAYS, INC.

Part 135 operator · designator JTKA

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: MIDWEST HELICOPTER AIRWAYS, INC., Midwest Helicopter Airways, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Acc · 2019-11-10 Operator named in NTSB report
Sikorsky S 58JT (N827MW) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by Midwest Helicopter Airways, Inc. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case GAA20CA063

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.

E · 2024-09-06 Matched by certificate designator
N4247V · ATA 6700

DURING GROUND RUN A HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION WAS NOTICED BY THE PILOT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN. DURING SHUTDOWN A MECHANIC NOTICED THE ANGLE GEARBOX (AGB) DRIVESHAFT APPEARED "BLURRY". UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ANGLE GEARBOX INPUT FLANGE WAS CRACKED AT THE FLANGE TO FLEX COUPLING ATTACHMENT HOLE. THE AGB WAS REMOVED AND A SERVICABLE AGB WAS INSTALLED. AS A PRECAUTION THE DRIVE SHAFT ATTACHED TO THE INPUT FLANGE WAS ALSO REMOVED AND A SERVICABLE DRIVE SHAFT WAS INSTALLED. POST MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN DID NOT PRODUCE A VIBRATION AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 2024FA0000706 · FAA SDRS

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N129NHSIKORSKY S-58JT1958Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N4247VSIKORSKY S-58JTValid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N827MWOperator named in NTSB report