N238CH1981 Boeing-Vertol 234
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched6 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Bank Of Utah Trustee
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Certificate issued
- Apr 2, 2026
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2033
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 9, 2021
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
- Boeing-Vertol
- Model
- 234
- Year
- 1981
- Serial number
- MJ005
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 44
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H9EA
- Mode S code
- A22672
Engine
- Make and model
- Honeywell Al5512
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 4075 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2026 – nowBank Of Utah TrusteeSalt Lake City, UT · current
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 (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs 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 (6)
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.
- Main rotor · ring · crackedJun 12, 2019
SWASHPLATE ASSEMBLY REMOVED FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND RETURNED TO RS FOR OVERHAUL ON SWO-047589-19. ROTATING RING FAILED SB 234-62-1048 INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS WITH AN EDDY CURRENT INDICATION GREATER THAN 25% FSH (ACTUAL 35% FSH). REFERENCE DISC-192262-19.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor drive · sun gear · spalledOct 25, 2016
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION; CHI ENGINEERING HAS INSPECTED THIS ARTICLE AND CONTACTED THE OIL MANUFACTURER (EASTMAN OIL) TO EVALUATE THE LUBRICATION PROPERTIES. NO SUSPECT CAUSES WERE IDENTIFIED. THE CONCLUSION BY ALL CONCERNED PARTIES WAS THAT THIS WAS AN ANOMALOUS EVENT
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · sun gear · damagedOct 25, 2016
AFTER REMOVAL, DISASSEMBLY, AND CLEANING OF FIRST STAGE SUNGEAR OUT OF THE AFT TRANSMISSION THAT WAS REMOVED FOR HIGH SOAPS, VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED A SIZABLE CHUNK MISSING FROM THE DRIVE SIDE OF A GEAR TOOTH. EVIDENCE OF MISSING MATERIAL HAS NOT BEEN THUS FAR FOUND ON CHIP PLUG OR IN REMAINING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Main rotor · retainer · crackedSep 21, 2016
DURING FLUORESCENT PENETRANT INSPECTION OF SWASHPLATE ASSY, UPPER RETAINER FOUND TO HAVE 5 CRACKS. MECHANICAL TESTING, METALLURGICAL & CHEMICAL ANALYSIS PERFORMED ON A SUBJECT RETAINER & FOUND TO MEET HARDNESS & ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY REQUIREMENTS. THE PART MEETS CHEMISTRY REQUIREMENTS &…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · rotor head · not seatedAug 1, 2016
ROTOR HEAD WAS REMOVED DUE TO A FWD GREEN BLADE LEADING EDGE HORIZONTAL PIN SEAL PROTRUDING. DURING DISASSEMBLY ON SWO-021196-16, THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE SEAL WAS INSTALLED IN A SLEEVE WHICH WAS COMING OUT OF THE SEAL BORE. THE SEAL/LINER WORE INTO THE GREEN PITCH SHAFT LEADING EDGE, NEAR THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · driveshaft · crackedAug 16, 1999
TWO CRACKS IN OUTBOARD ADAPTER END. CRACKS GO THROUGH AN OUTBOARD RIVET HOLE AND EXTEND AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD TO THE ADAPTER EDGE. P/N 114D3204-3 ADAPTER END. (X)
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