BADGER HELICOPTERS INC

Part 135 operator · designator QBHA

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: BADGER HELICOPTERS INC, BADGER 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 · 1992-06-27 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 47-2A-1 (N73952) No injuries Part 91

Operated by BADGER HELICOPTERS, INC. (per NTSB report)

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BOTH DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER AND CLEARANCE FROM THE TRUCK.

Source: NTSB case CHI92LA193
Accident · 1990-06-15 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 47G-3B1 (N67223) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by BADGER HELICOPTERS, INC. (per NTSB report)

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER DURING MANEUVERING FLIGHT. DARKNESS AND THE PILOT'S MANNER OF FLYING THE AIRCRAFT (OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY) WERE CONSIDERED TO BE RELATED FACTORS.

Source: NTSB case MKC90FA130

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
N6636Matched by certificate designator
N67223Operator named in NTSB report
N73952Operator 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.

  • N73952 — records 1992 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N67223 — records 1990 · no longer on the FAA registry