- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Location
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 54392
- Year built
- 2013
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- May 14, 2013
- Certificate issued
- October 25, 2013
- Expires
- October 31, 2029
- Mode S code
- A59397
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407TCDS H2SWAirframe · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407TCDS E1GLEngine · Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
From the FAA registry file of October 21, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 49
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
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| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Airframe · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407
AD 2026-14-07Main rotor controlAD 2026-10-04Electrical connectorsAD 2025-13-01Main Rotor BladesInformation bulletins that may apply · 7
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407
SAIB SW-15-20Air Conditioning System WiringSAIB 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-05-70SAIB SW-04-92Engine · Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
SAIB NE-06-12R1Historical bulletins · 2
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N459AMMatched by N-number and event date. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N459AMMatched by N-number and event date. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 8
Reports filed since July 25, 2005, when this mark’s previous registration was cancelled.
SDR QMLA2022072120043Motor · odorCREW INDICATED AN UNUSIAL ODOR FROM THE AC VENT. DEACTIVATED THE AC, SCENT WENT AWAY, PROCEDED TO HANGAR. TODAY ON ACSN: 54392 AN ABNORMAL ODOR WAS DETECTED WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM BLOWERS WERE OPERATING. I TRACED THE SMELL TO ONLY BE COMING FROM THESDR QMLA2019021169017Bearing · damagedPILOT STATES HE WAS CRUISING AT 78-80% TQ @ 2000FT. TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE GREEN. CHIP INDICATOR CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT. THEN 30 SECONDS LATER IT CAME ON AGAIN AND STAYED ON. PILOT THEN DIVERTED. DURING LANDING HOVER, LIGHT WENT OFF AGAIN. THEN AS TSDR QMLA2016110116122Latch · stuckON POST FLIGHT CHECK AT BASE, LITTER DOOR HANDLE BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN RECENT PAST. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE LATCH ASSY AND MECHANISM. POSSIBLE CAUSES COULD BE THAT MEDICAL CREW MEMBERS ARE USISDR QMLA2016092316110Handle · departedTHE PILOT AND MEDICAL CREW ARRIVED AT RECEIVING HOSPITAL WITH PATIENT ON BOARD. WHILE UNLOADING THE PATIENT, THE CREW NOTICED THE LITTER DOOR HANDLE HAD BECOME DETACHED AND EXITED THE ACFT WHILE IN FLIGHT, AS IT WAS THERE PRIOR TO LIFTING OFF FROM THE SCENE. SDR QMLA2016071816076Warning System · false activationAFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT SAW A TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATE. HE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO BASE AND CALLED THE MECHANIC ON DUTY. THE MECHANIC ARRIVED TO TROUBLESHOOT. HE DRAINED AND FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, CHANGED THE FILTER, CHECKED AND CLEANED ALL 3 SDR QMLA2014082314102Ecu · faultedON APPROACH, ACFT EXPERIENCED FADEC DEGRADE & FAULT INDICATIONS. ACFT LANDED SAFELY. DOWNLOAD OF ECU REVEALED SEVERAL CODES COVERING VARIOUS SYS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OSCILLATOR IN THE ECU HAD FAILED & A REPLACEMENT WOULD BE REQUIRED. THIS ACFT REMAISDR QMLA2014071514084Connector · saturatedTHE MGMT. MISCOMP AMBER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON START UP. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY ABORTED THE START & CALLED THE MECHANIC. THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO DISCONNECT THE FADEC & ENG WIRE HARNESSES ON FWD FIREWALL & ENG PAN AREA ON RT SIDE & CHECK FOR MOISTURE.SDR QMLA2014070514081Adapter · malfunctionedFADEC FAULT, FADEC DEGRADE & RESTART FAULT ILLUMINATED. FADEC DOWNLOAD REVEALED THE FOLLOWING FAULTS OPENMVFLG, OSTST4FLT, OSTST7FLT & OSFLT. ALL FAULTS PERTAINED TO THE OVER SPEED ADAPTER & OVER SPEED TEST SWITCH. ABORTED THE MISSION & LANDED AT THE CLOSES
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N459AM before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.