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N304FD2017 Agustawestland Philadelphia AW139

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Sep 2017)1 AD may apply

Registration
Valid
expires Jul 31, 2027
Based in
Van Nuys, CA
owner city / state
Engine
PT6C-67C · 1679 hp
P&W Canada
Owners
1
since 2017
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2017
ADs may apply
1
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026
Registered owner
City Of Los Angeles
Owner type
Government
City, state
Van Nuys, CA
Certificate issued
Jul 14, 2017
Expires
Jul 31, 2027
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Apr 18, 2017

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
Agustawestland Philadelphia
Model
AW139
Year
2017
Serial number
41528
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
17
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
12,500 - 19,999 lb
Type certificate data sheet
R00002RD
Mode S code
A32EAF

Engine

Make and model
P&W Canada Pt6c-67c
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
1679 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. 2017 – nowCity Of Los AngelesVan Nuys, CA · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Sep 2, 2017 · Tujunga, CA

A yaw excursion and uncontrolled descent due to loss of tail rotor effectiveness during aerial firefighting operations resulting in an impact with trees. A contributing factor was the pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed, coupled with a quartering tailwind during aerial firefighting operations. An additional factor was the operator’s lack of guidance to the hazards associated with…

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
ANC17LA051

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC17LA051)

Accident history for this model

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
2013-03-14Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp Turboshaft EnginesMar 26, 2013Engine (PT6C-67C)Only with: Engines that have not had P&WC Service Bulletin No. PT6C-72-41056 incorporated.

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 18, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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