Pathfinder Helicopters

Part 135 operator

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: Pathfinder Helicopters

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2010-07-16 Operator named in NTSB report
ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II (N944DW) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by Pathfinder Helicopters (per NTSB report)

The pilot's loss of directional control while attempting to move the helicopter laterally without first lifting it fully off its landing platform.

Source: NTSB case WPR10LA354
Accident · 2002-12-24 Operator named in NTSB report
Hughes 369D (N8366F) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Pathfinder Helicopters Inc. — On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As: (per NTSB report)

The failure of the operator's maintenance personnel to properly rig the left/right seat twistgrip throttles to the engine fuel control, the pilot in command's failure to adhere to the rotorcraft flight manual, and the check pilot's premature flare during the autorotation resulting in a hard landing.

Source: NTSB case SEA03LA021

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-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N8366FHUGHES HELICOPTERS INC HUGHES 369DValid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N944DWOperator 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.