N245CH1983 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
- Columbia Helicopters INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Aurora, OR
- Certificate issued
- Jul 10, 2018
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 18, 2018
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
- 1983
- Serial number
- MJ022
- 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
- A242CC
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming 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- 2018 – 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, 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 · tie bar · crackedSep 17, 2020
DURING DISASSEMBLY OF 234 FWD ROTOR HEAD ASSEMBLY P/N: 414R2001-18, S/N: A4-1425 ON SWO-060358-20, DISCOVERED GREEN TIE BAR ASSEMBLY HAS CRACK IN UPPER PLATE IN OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF OUTBOARD LUG AREA.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Rotor flight controls · beam · crackedMar 12, 2018
AFT ROTOR HEAD WAS IN SHOP FOR A SCHEDULED CENTER ROTOR HUB REPLACEMENT. DURING DISASSEMBLY, HORIZONTAL PIN LOCKING BEAM FOUND TO BE CRACKED. RESEARCH REVEALS THE CRACKED LOCKING BEAM TO BE AN OUTLIER. REPLACED AND COMPONENT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · strap · crackedMay 13, 2015
STRAP WAS FOUND BOWED AND HAD NINE BROKEN PLATES.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Airborne auxiliary power · nut · crackedJul 26, 2013
APU WAS REMOVED FROM ACFT FOR REPORTED "LOUD SCREECHING" AND OIL LEAKING FROM INLET. ONCE INLET HOUSING WAS SEPARATED FROM REDUCTION DRIVE HOUSING IT WAS NOTED THAT THE OIL SLINGER NUT WAS BROKEN & CRACKED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine indicating · connector · damagedJun 9, 2001
DURING A CLIMB, CRUISE SITUATION, THE NR 1 ENGINE N2 SYSTEM, BEGAN TO OSCILLATE TOWARDS THE HIGH SIDE. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO GROUND POSITION AND THE HELICOPTER WAS RETURNED TO THE SERVICE LANDING. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND A FAULTY CANNON PLUG ATTACHED TO THE NR 1 N2 ACTUATOR. THE CANNON…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · harness · corrodedApr 23, 2001
AT TAKEOFF AND INTO CRUISE FLIGHT, THE NR 2 ENGINE BEGAN OSCILLATING AND GOING TO HIGH SIDE. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE GROUND POSITION AND HELICOPTER WAS RETURNED TO THE SERVICE LANDING. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED CORROSION/ RESISTANCE IN THE NR 2 ENGINE, NR 2 DECK CANNON PLUG 103P17.…
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