Helinet Aviation Services, LLC
Also recorded as: HELINET, HELINET AVIATION, HELINET AVIATION SERVICES, HELINET AVIATION SERVICES LLC, HELINET AVIATION SERVICES, LLC, Helinet Aviation Services Llc, Helinet Aviation Services, LLC
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by Helinet Aviation Services (per NTSB report)
The loss of tail rotor control due to the separation of the tail rotor duplex bearing ring nut from the thrust sleeve, which resulted in the loss of helicopter control.
Operated by Helinet Aviation Services Llc (per NTSB report)
an inflight collision with a hard object of polycarbonate construction, with size and features consistent with that of a small UAS (drone).
FAA enforcement actions
Sanction: $12,000 · case closed 2008-09-16
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 2002–2013. Most-reported systems: Stabilizers (55) — 2; Tail rotor (64) — 2; Fuselage (53) — 1; Propellers (61) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 6.
6 reports on file.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (PROPELLER) · airframe 955 hrs
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION SOME CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE SPINNER BACK BULKHEAD NECESITATING A REPLACEMENT OF THE BULKHEAD. WHEN THE PROP WAS REMOVED AND THE BOLTS HOLDING THE BULKHEAD TO THE PROP WERE LOOSENED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ALL 16 RIVETS WERE SHEARED AND THE DOUBLERS FELL OFF EASILY. THIS CONDITION WAS NOT NOTICABLE WITHOUT BEGINING TO REMOVE THE BULKHEAD BECAUSE NONE OF THE RIVET HEADS OR TAILS WERE MISSING AND THERE WAS NO OTHER INDICATIONS TO ALERT THE TECHNICIAN TO THE ISSUE, THE MOUNTING BOLTS HELD THE DOUBLERS TO THE BULKHEAD QUITE SECURELY. HAD THERE NOT BEEN A CRACK THAT DEVELOPED IN THE BASE METAL OF THE BULKHEAD, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKELY THAT THESE SHEARED RIVETS WOULD HAVE GONE UNNOTICED FOR SOME TIME UNTIL PERHAPS SEVERAL RIVET HEADS OR TAILS WOULD HAVE FALLEN FROM THEIR HOLES.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (ELEVATOR)
END RIB CRACKED SEVERAL PLACES. FWD SPAR, INBOARD END CRACKED.
Part: BEARING — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR LAMINATED, PART REMOVED DUE TO CRACKING.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
RIGHT CENTER SECTION SKIN CRACKED 2.0 INCHES BETWEEN RIVETS AT DOUBLE ROW RIVET SKIN JOINT BETWEEN RIVETS. LOCATION ON SKIN IS JUST AFT OF MAIN WING SPAR CAP AT BL 16.25. THIS AREA IS PART OF THE PRESSURE VESSEL, BEFORE TRANSITION TO THE UNPRESSUREIZED WING. LEFT CENTER SECTION SKIN CRACKED .75 INCH BETWEEN RIVETS AT DOUBLE ROW SKIN JOINT-BETWEEN RIVETS. LOCATIONS ON SKIN IS JUST AFT OF MAIN WING SPAR CAP AT BL 16.25. THIS AREA IS PART OF THE PRESSURE VESSEL, BEFORE TRANSITION TO THE UNPRESSUREIZED WING. PROBABLE CAUSE UNKNOWN. MAY BE RESULT OF PRESSURE CYCLES, OR FATIGUE FROM LANDING CYCLES, OR VIBRATION.
Part: SPAR — CRACKED (ELEVATOR)
END RIB CRACKED SEVERAL PLACES. FORWARD SPAR, INBOARD END CRACKED.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N109EX | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N140BJ | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N226NR | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N253WC | DJI AGRAS T20P | — | Registration pending | Matched by certificate designator |
| N30EH | AGUSTA SPA A109E | 1999 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N323CH | SIKORSKY S-76C-2 | 2005 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N355JS | SIKORSKY S-76C | 2007 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N433AK | AGUSTA SPA A109E | 2011 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N435AK | AGUSTA SPA A109E | 2009 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N615D | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N67TV | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N71HD | EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2 | 2004 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N76FL | SIKORSKY S-76B | 1988 | Valid Registration | Matched 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.