Accident · substantial damage
Oct 5, 1990 · Wixom, MI- Damage
- Substantial
- Injuries
- Minor
- Report
- CHI91TL#01
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI91TL#01)
N1883H1996 Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL
Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Oct 1990)No ADs since 1998 matched2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Helijet Ventures LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Kalispell, MT
- Certificate issued
- Dec 28, 2023
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 3, 2000
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Aerospatiale
- Model
- AS350 B2 ECUREUIL
- Year
- 1996
- Serial number
- 1883
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H9EU
- Mode S code
- A1612D
Engine
- Make and model
- Turbomeca Arriel 1ser
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 681 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2023 – nowHelijet Ventures LLCKalispell, MT · current
- 1965 – 1971Muntz Tv INCWheeling, IL · different airframe: Cessna 310c S/N 35983
- Date unknownIndividual ownerdifferent airframe: Cessna A185e S/N 18501934
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (1)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Equipment and furnishings · buckle · failedMay 24, 2012
LEFT FORWARD SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT RELEASE AFTER LANDING. SEAT BELT HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED FROM AIRCRAFT TO ALLOW INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO EXIT. POTENTIALLY DEADLY IF THERE HAD BEEN AN EMERGENCY LANDING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · bearing · brokenJan 19, 2005
BEVEL REDUCTION MODULE (PN 350A32-0300-05, SN M1899) WAS REMOVED AT TSO: 2367.5 FOR METAL CONTAMINATION. UPON TEARDOWN ANALYSIS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BEARING CAGE FOR BEARING (P/N 704A33-652-036) TSN: 2367.5, WAS BROKEN. SUBSEQUENT DETERIORATION OF BEARING WAS CAUSE FOR METAL CONTAMINATION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026