- Registered owner
- Air Evac Ems Inc
- Location
- O Fallon, MO
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 45256
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- November 29, 1979
- Certificate issued
- January 4, 2006
- Expires
- April 30, 2029
- Mode S code
- A20275
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 64
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1980 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Airframe · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1
AD 2024-20-07Emergency Equipment; Emergency Flotation SectionAD 2023-11-07Ground Proximity SystemAD 2023-06-05Tail Rotor Drive ShaftInformation bulletins that may apply · 7
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1
SAIB SW-19-05Tail Rotor Drive System, Spline DamageSAIB SW-18-02Loss of Hardware Tail Rotor Drive Shaft CouplingsSAIB SW-12-45Garmin Model 400W/500W Series GPS-WAAS Navigation SystemSAIB SW-10-42R1Emergency Float KitsSAIB SW-08-42Emergency Float with Liferaft Kits (kits)SAIB SW-05-24SAIB SW-04-92Historical bulletins · 1
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N229AEMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N229AEMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 7
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR EVCA2019101000001Structure · crackedFIRST RIVET HOLE OUTBOARD OF LT AFT NODAL BEAM MOUNT AT STA 145 CRACKED APPROXIMATELY .5"SDR EVCA2019090400000Balance Weight · missingDURING FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTED A SUDDEN VIBRATION IN THE ANTI-TORQUE CONTROLS AND PRECAUTIONARILY LANDED THE HELICOPTER. UPON INSPECTION, ONE TIP WEIGHT WAS FOUND MISSING FROM TAIL ROTOR BLADE PN: 2062200-301.SDR EVCA201909040001Blade · out of balanceDURING FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTED A SUDDEN VIBRATION IN THE ANTI-TORQUE CONTROLS AND PRECAUTIONARILY LANDED THE HELICOPTER. UPON INSPECTION, ONE TIP WEIGHT WAS FOUND MISSING FROM TAIL ROTOR BLADE PN: 2062200-301.SDR EVCA2019031900000Skin · corrodedRT ELEVATOR HAS CORROSION ON INBOARD LEADING EDGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFFECTED RT ELEVATOR WITH NEW PART, P/N: 206-023- 119-179, IAW BHT-206L1-MM-1, CH. 27.SDR EVCA201705201Control Tube · abnormalWHILE PERFORMING PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND ONE CYCLIC TUBE TO HAVE THE FIXED AND NONADJUSTABLE CLEVIS ON THE SERVO END OF THE CONTROL TUBE TO BE ROTATING WITHIN THE TUBE.SDR EVCA201607081Probe · out of positionWHILE IN FLIGHT, PILOT AND CREW REPORTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THEY DECIDED TO TERMINATE THE FLIGHT AND RETURN TO BASE. UPON INVESTIGATION THE AFT FUEL PROBE WAS REPOSITIONED IN ITS OPENING. FURTHER OPS CHECKS DETERMINED FUEL ODOR TO BE GONE.SDR 2010F00062Support · crackedCRACK IN NECK OF PART AT RELIEF HOLE. CRACK IS 0.9" LONG. PART CONNECTS PILOT'S YOKE TO ACFT FLOOR.
STCs that may be installed · 459
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.