Registered owner
Air Methods LLC
Owner type
LLC
Serial number
57006
Year built
2009
Type
Rotorcraft
Engine
Turbo-shaft
Airworthiness
Standard, transport
Airworthiness date
March 17, 2010
Certificate issued
December 22, 2009
Expires
January 31, 2029
Mode S code
AC9ACA

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 32

Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

2004In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 39 ADs
20041
20091
20133
20141
20152
20162
20173
20183
20193
20203
20218
20225
20231
20241
20262
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Information bulletins that may apply · 1

Advisory, not mandatory.

Historical bulletins · 1

NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N911EDMatched 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 Canada 429 aircraft

FAA incident reports

No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N911EDMatched 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 Canada 429 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 QMLA2018071018079Transducer · failedAPPROACHING DESTINATION HOSPITAL WITH MEDICAL CREW AND PATIENT ONBOARD, NR 1 ENGINE OIL TREND CAUTION ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED SEVERAL SECONDS LATER WITH NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION FALLING BELOW NORMAL LEVEL (WITH ASSOCIATED RED COLOR CODE). OIL PRESSURE Jul 7, 2018 · N911ED · Bell 429 · Engine Oil PressureSDR 2A6R2016022201Bearing · shearedTAIL ROTOR HUB ASSY, PN: 429-012-101-117, SN: ZC21 WAS REMOVED DUE TO INBD BEARING, PN: 429-3112-103-113 BECAME DELAMINATED CAUSING HUB TO SHIFT WHICH CAUSED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE HUB ASSY. HUB ASSY WAS SENT TO REPAIR STATION FOR REPAIR. DURING INSPECTIONFeb 22, 2016 · N911ED · Bell 429 · Tail Rotor HeadSDR QMLA2013082513121Blade · crackedON 50 HR INSPECTION FOUND CRACK ON BLUE BLADE A-1847 ON L/E ABRASION STRIP 30.25" FROM TIP.Aug 25, 2013 · N911ED · Bell 429 · Main Rotor BladesSDR QMLA2013011413005Bearing · shearedSHEARED BEARING REMOVED FROM SERVICE, DUE TO SHEARED BEARING SEPARATION FOUND DURING DAILY/PERFLIGHT CHECK.Jan 14, 2013 · N911ED · Bell 429 · Main Rotor HeadSDR QMLA2012100712165Gearbox · contaminatedMAST CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. INSPECTED ALL MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX CHIP PLUGS, FOUND ONE WHISKER-LIKE PARTICAL ON MAST CHIP PLUG, CLEANED MAST CHIP PLUG & APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE IAW MM 63.Oct 7, 2012 · N911ED · Bell 429 · Main Rotor GearboxSDR QMLA2012010612002Bearing · shearedTHE INBD TAIL ROTOR HUB ELASTOMERIC BEARING WAS FOUND SHEARED ON A PREFLIGHT INSP. MX CONFIRMED THE DISCREPANCY AND ORDERED A REPLACEMENT TAIL ROTOR HUB ASSY. THE HUB ASSY WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.Jan 6, 2012 · N911ED · Bell 429 · Tail Rotor HeadSDR QMLA2010121810083Bearing · wornPILOT NOTICED IN FLIGHT, UPON VISUAL INSP OF MAIN ROTOR AND MAIN ROTOR CONTROLS FOUND GREEN PC LINK UPPER BEARING OUT OF LIMITS.Dec 18, 2010 · N911ED · Bell 429 · Main Rotor Head

STCs that may be installed · 60

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

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Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1

This aircraft carried N911ED before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.