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N196CH1965 Vertol 107

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Oct 1996)1 AD may apply

Registration
Valid
expires Oct 31, 2028
Based in
Aurora, OR
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 1993
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1996
ADs may apply
1
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Columbia Helicopters INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Aurora, OR
Certificate issued
Nov 4, 1993
Expires
Oct 31, 2028
Airworthiness
Experimental · To show compliance with FAR
Airworthiness date
Aug 5, 1996

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Vertol
Model
107
Year
1965
Serial number
407
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
20
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
12,500 - 19,999 lb
Type certificate data sheet
1H16
Mode S code
A17EAF

Engine

Make and model
Ge Ct58 Series
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
1350 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1993 – nowColumbia Helicopters INCAurora, OR · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Oct 4, 1996 · Canby, OR

failure of maintenance personnel to install a cotter pin in a clevis bolt in the flight control system, which resulted in the aft directional and lateral control output pushrod to become disconnected from a bellcrank in the forward portion of the first stage mixing unit. A factor relating to the accident was the use of an improper bellcrank, which was wider in the clevis area.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
SEA97FA001

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for SEA97FA001)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)

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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2001-18-06General Electric Company T58 and CT58 Series Turboshaft EnginesOct 18, 2001Engine (CT58 SERIES)

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

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

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