# N234CH: Boeing-Vertol 234LR, registration cancelled 1997-03-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 13, 1997
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing-Vertol 234LR](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-vertol-234lr) (registry code 1385049)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MJ001
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 3, 1986
- Last registry action: May 9, 1995
- Mode S code: A21796
- Owner when cancelled: [Columbia Helicopters Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLUMBIA%20HELICOPTERS%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Physical address: [Aurora, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Aurora)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5287° N, 122.6790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97208, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234CH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=234CH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234CH-1997-03-13

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Boeing-Vertol 234LR: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-vertol-234lr.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR CHI1513](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHI1513), Nov 7, 1995: CARRIER. CRACKED. THE AFT TRANSMISSION WAS REMOVED FOR MAKING CHIPS. THE UPPER HOUSING WAS DISASSEMBLED TO INSPECT THE CARRIER BEARINGS FOR SOURCE OF CHIPS. A SPALLED BEARING WAS
- [SDR CHI1512](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHI1512), Oct 26, 1995: ENGINE. DAMAGED. INFLIGHT ENGINE SHUT-DOWN DURING LOGGING OPERATION. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO INLET OF ENG OR FIRST STAGES OF COMPRESSOR. COMPR WOULD ROTATE, BUT WITH DIFFICULTY, & 

## Other aircraft with N234CH

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234CH): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 15058

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