- Registered owner
- Air Evac Ems Inc
- Location
- O Fallon, MO
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 45291
- Year built
- 1979
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- August 3, 1979
- Certificate issued
- September 18, 2008
- Expires
- April 30, 2028
- Mode S code
- A79B13
Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1TCDS H2SWAirframe · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1Engine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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.
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| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
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| 1989 | 2 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 2 |
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| 1999 | 2 |
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| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 |
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| 2013 | 3 |
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| 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 N59AEMatched 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 · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Incident 20200830016239IClaremore, OKOn August 30, 2020 at approximately 1700 CST, N59AE, a BHT-206-L1+, S/n 45291, located at [privacy data omitted] base AE-029 in Claremore, Oklahoma experienced an engine flameout shortly after entering autorotation. While performing a post maintenance…Incident 20160916018639IHover/Holding · Potosi, MOOn September 16, 2016 at 02:45 am central standard time, N59AE, a BHT-206L-1+ helicopter, had just executed an approach to the landing pad from the north, landing south, and was in a hover approximately 3-4 feet off the ground. The pilot was executing a left…
Service difficulty reports · 6
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR EVCA20240506001Engine · odorABORT DUE TO STRONG FUEL SMELL WITHIN AIRCRAFTSDR EVCA20200901001Engine · flamed outDURING A ROUTINE AUTO ROTATION SPEED CHECK FOLLOWING TRACK AND BALANCE VERIFICATION, THE ENGINE OUT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THE IDLE DETENT WAS NOT PASSED. THE AUTO ROTATION WAS CONTINUED WITH A SUCCESSFUL RUN ON LANDING PERFORMED.SDR EVCA021608041Relay · crackedFORWARD AND AFT EVAPORATOR RELAYS FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS WERE FOUND TO HAVE THEIR PLASTIC COVERS CRACKED AND BROKEN. BOTH RELAYS, PN: W389CX-8. BOTH ARE PART OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM INSTALLATION STC SH2750NM.SDR EVCA2014080600067Connector · faultyAIR CONDITIONER AFT BLOWER INOPERATIVE.SDR EVC2005F00000Engine · failedENGINE CAUTION WARNING CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. CHIP DETECTOR WAS REMOVED AND NO SIGNIFICANT CHIP WAS FOUND. REINSERTED CHIP PLUG AND RAN AIRCRAFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND EXTENSIVE METAL ON BOTH UPPER AND LOWER ENGINE CHSDR EVCA105166Engine · making metalENGINE CAUTION WARNING CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. CHIP DETECTOR WAS REMOVED AND NO SIGNIFIGANT CHIP WAS FOUND. REINSERTED CHIP PLUG AND RAN AIRCRAFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. MINTENANCE FOUND EXTENSIVE METAL ON BOTH UPPER AND LOWER ENGINE CHIP
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.