Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Aug 2018)No ADs since 1998 matched2 service difficulty reports
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The operator's improper installation of the tail rotor (TR) teeter bearings, which resulted in cascading in-flight failures of the TR components and attach hardware.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR18LA221)
the failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain clearance from terrain. Factors include the high density altitude and the pilot-in-command's improper in-flight planning.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN03LA062)
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.
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.
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN EXCESSIVE TAIL ROTOR VIBRATION. THE PILOT THEN EXECUTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. WHEN CREW ARRIVED TO INVESTIGATE THE VIBRATION THE INITIAL DISCOVERED WAS THAT THE OUTBOARD TAIL ROTOR FORK BOLT WAS SHEARED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.DURING A FLIGHT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING & NOTIFIED MX. MX DISCOVERED THE PITCH HORN ON THE OTBD TAIL ROTOR BLADE WAS BROKEN OFF.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.