- Registered owner
- Helicopter Applicators Inc
- Location
- Gettysburg, PA
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 51249
- Year built
- 1983
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness
- Multiple
- Airworthiness date
- September 1, 2016
- Certificate issued
- April 14, 2025
- Expires
- April 30, 2032
- Mode S code
- A6CCE1
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 70
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1980 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 6 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
See all 79 ADs
Information bulletins that may apply · 7
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Bell 206L-3
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 N53702Matched 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 206L-3 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N53702Matched 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 206L-3 aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 15
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR AC2A117290Transmission · warning lightA FEW MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING SP78B, THE TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT BRIEFLY ILLUMINATED AND THEN WENT OUT. COMPLETED A 180 DEGREE TURN TOWARDS SP78B AND THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED, LANDED AND SHUTDOWN.SDR AC2A115394Wire Harness · damagedTHE MECHANIC WAS PERFORMINGGA DAILY ENGINE WASH. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS MOTORED AND THE WATER WAS SPRAYED INTO THE ENGINE. AFTER COAST DOWN THE BATTERY SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF TO LET THE REMAINING WATER DRAIN OUT. WHEN THE BATTERY SWITCHED WAS TURNED OFF THE SSDR AC2A094954Crosstube · corrodedDEEP CORROSION PITS AROUND SADDLES AND CLAMPS.SDR AC2A094953Crosstube · corrodedDEEP CORROSION PITS AROUND SADDLE AND CLAMPS.SDR AC2A082964Battery · weakBATTERY IS WEAK. "BATTERY HAS LOW VOLTAGE DURING START" REPLACED BATTERY. BATTERY WAS RECHARGED, A CAPACITY CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND BATTERY FAILED. BATTERY WAS RECHARGED WITH A CONDITIONING CHARGE AND A CAPACITY CHECK WAS PERFORMED AGAIN. BATTERY FAILED A SECOSDR AC2A077058Exhaust Stack · crackedEXHAUST STACK CRACKED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE.SDR AC2A075856Stiffener · crackedSTIFFENER IS CRACKED. REPLACED WITH NEW PART.SDR AC2A075855Stiffener · crackedSTIFFENER IS CRACKED. REPLACED WITH NEW PART.SDR AC22001F00007Exhaust Stack · crackedEXHAUST ASSEMBLY CRACKED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE EXHAUST STACK.SDR AC2A075797Exhaust Stack · crackedFOUNDED CRACKED AT REAR SEAM. REMOVED AND REPLACED STACK.SDR AC2A072814Exhaust Stack · crackedCRACKED.SDR AC2A000093Exhaust Pipe · crackedEXHAUST ASSEMBLY CRACKED. REPLACED. (X)SDR 99ZZZX3022Transponder · shortedMOISTURE TRAPPED UNDER HEADER CAUSED A SHORT ON TH THE BOARD AT THE 180VAC LINE. BURNED BOARD AND HEADER.SDR 99ZZZX3037Pipe · crackedEXHAUST PIPE CRACKED.SDR 97ZZZX2312Bolt · missingROTOR HEAD BOLT THAT HOLDS THE PILLOW BLOCK IN PLACE FOUND MISSING. FOUND DURING PMI ON 3-22-97. REPLACED BOLT AND TORQUED ON MAIN ROTOR PILLOW BLOCK.
STCs that may be installed · 470
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Bell 206L-3
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 2
These aircraft carried N53702 before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.