- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Location
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 54628
- Year built
- 2015
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- August 31, 2015
- Certificate issued
- October 31, 2016
- Expires
- October 31, 2029
- Mode S code
- A944C3
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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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 N697AMMatched 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 N697AMMatched 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 · 6
SDR QMLA2025031720036Chip Detector · contaminatedINTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT IN FLIGHT. FOUND SMALL SLIVERS ON LOWER CHIP DETECTOR. AMOUNT AND TYPE CONSIDERED NEGLIGIBLE. - CHANGED FILTER.SDR QMLA2024062620074Engine · making metalENGINE CHIP LIGHT ON TAKE OFF. ENGINE CHANGE INITIATED.SDR QMLA2024042220040Transmission · making metalMAIN TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT DURING CLIMB SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT ABORTED FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO THE BASE. MECHANIC PERFORMED UNWANTED PARTICLE INSPECTION AND FOUND ONE SLIVER. NORMAL FINDINGS AFTER MAJOR MAINTENANCE (MAST REPLACEMESDR QMLA2024032120032Motor · failedDURING FLIGHT, PILOT EXPERIENCE SMOKE COMING FRONG THE COCKPIT AC VENTS. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, GA. 3/21/2024 APPROX 1700. MECHANIC PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AC EVAPORATOR BLOWERS AND CONFIRMED THAT THE RH FWD EVAPSDR QMLA2023122620120Engine · failedDURING RETURN FLIGHT FROM PATIENT DROP OFF ENGINE CHIP WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LANDED WITHOUT ISSUE. MECHANIC REMOVED CHIP DETECTOR AND FOUND MULTIPLE METAL PARTICLES AND PARTICLES IN FILTER. PERFORMED DRAIN AND FLUSH AND ATTEMPTED 30 MIN PENALTY RUN. ENGINSDR QMLA2019043059043Chip Detector · activatedDURING 2ND START OF THE DAY WITH PATIENT AND MEDICAL CREW LOADED, WITH ENGINE AT GROUND IDLE, ENG CHIP CAUTION ILLLUMINATED, EXTINGUISHED, THEN REAPPEARED. AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND MAINTENANCE NOTIFIED. AIRCAFT WAS PLACED OUT OF SERVICE FOLLOWING INSPECTION