COASTAL HELICOPTERS, INC

Part 135 operator · designator XCHA

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: COASTAL HELICOPTERS, INC, Coastal Helicopters, Coastal Helicopters, Inc

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Acc · 2019-04-27 Operator named in NTSB report
AEROSPATIALE AS350 (N288CH) None injury Part 135

Operated by Coastal Helicopters Inc (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case GAA19CA233
Acc · 2018-05-18 Operator named in NTSB report
AEROSPATIALE AS350 B2 ECUREUIL (N288CH) None injury Part 135

Operated by COASTAL HELICOPTERS INC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case GAA18CA289
Acc · 2017-05-22 Operator named in NTSB report
AIRBUS AS350 (N207CH) Minor injury Part 135

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

Source: NTSB case ANC17LA025
Acc · 2011-09-26 Operator named in NTSB report
EUROCOPTER AS 350 BA (N230CH) None injury Part 135

Operated by COASTAL HELICOPTERS INC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ANC11LA108
Acc · 2009-04-12 Operator named in NTSB report
AEROSPATIALE AS350 B2 E (N208CH) Serious injury Part 91

Operated by Coastal Helicopters (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ANC09LA031

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.

5 reports on file.

O · 2012-04-16 Matched by certificate designator
N216CH · ATA 6240

THE PLASTIC FACE FELL OFF THE SENSOR TACH AND PULLED THE COPPER WIRE OUT OF THE SENSOR WRAPING AROUND THE PHONIC WHEEL, CAUSING OTHER DAMAGE.

Source: SDR 2012F00101 · FAA SDRS
O · 2002-08-07 Matched by certificate designator
N6080D · ATA 6410

TAIL ROTOR BLADE ASSEMBLY HAS CRACK IN SKIN. ORDER NEW TAIL ROTOR BLADE.

Source: SDR 3W2324 · FAA SDRS
O · 2000-12-18 Matched by certificate designator
N208CH · ATA 3212

WHILE LOADING CARGO ON AFT CABIN FLOOR, LT FLOAT INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED.

Source: SDR 20010123CW003 · FAA SDRS
O · 1995-02-15 Matched by certificate designator
N252CH · ATA 3010

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD DUE TO VIBRATION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE TOP TRAILING EDGE OF RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DE-ICE BOOT HAD COME LOOSE. THE BOOT WAS RESECURED AND A FUNCTIONAL CHECK PERFORMED WITH ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. (Z)

Source: SDR 95ZZZZ128 · FAA SDRS
O · 1995-01-20 Matched by certificate designator
N252CH · ATA 2435

THE LEFT ENGINE WAS REPORTED THAT IT WOULD NOT ROTATE ON START ATTEMPT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LEFT STARTER/GENERATOR AND A FUNCTIONAL CHECK PERFORMED WITH ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL AND NO LEAKS NOTED.

Source: SDR 95ZZZX709 · FAA SDRS

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N203CHEUROCOPTER AS 350 B21981Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N204CHAEROSPATIALE AS350B21981Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N205CHMatched by certificate designator
N207CHCESSNA 2071969Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N208CHHAMMES CHARLES J RV82023Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N216CHEUROCOPTER AS 350 B22002Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N230CHOperator named in NTSB report
N252CHEUROCOPTER AS 350 B21996Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N253CHEUROCOPTER AS 350 B21997Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N279CHAEROSPATIALE AS350B21979Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N288CHAEROSPATIALE AS350 B2 ECUREUIL1990Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N288CHAEROSPATIALE AS350 B2 ECUREUIL1990Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N301CHAIRBUS HELICOPTERS INC AS350B32014Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N360CHEUROCOPTER FRANCE AS350B21991Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N492CHBELL 206B-III1992Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N496CHBELL 206B-III1976Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N518MFAMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B32012Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator