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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Aerospatiale
Model
AS 355F1
Serial number
5227
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
7
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet
H11EU
Mode S code
A7789F
Engine
Make and model
Allison 250-C20f
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
420 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2005 – 2017Co-ownersNew York, NY
1950 – 1953Aircraft Conversion CompanyClinton, OK · different airframe: Douglas Dc3c-S1c3g S/N 20187
until 1973Bell Helicopter CoFt Worth, TX · different airframe: Bell 206b S/N 1043
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Sep 15, 2012 · West Windsor, NJ
Disconnection of the upper rod end from the fore/aft servo due to severely worn threads, which resulted in a loss of control and separation of a main rotor blade during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident were incorrect maintenance procedures and inadequate maintenance inspections performed by the operator, and insufficient inspection criteria provided by the helicopter manufacturer.
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.
Engine (250-C20F)Only with: Engines that do not have turbine energy absorbing ring RRC P/N 23035175, or an equivalent FAA-approved serviceable ring, installed.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
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.
Rotor flight controls · servo control · wornDec 10, 2012
DURING THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, ABNORMALITIES IN THE FORE & AFT SERVO ACTUATOR WERE NOTED. THE SERVO ACTUATOR WAS SENT TO THE NTSB LAB FOR EXAMINATION IN WHICH THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT THE UPPER ROD END ON THE FORE & AFT SERVO WAS A PROBLEM. THE UPPER END OF THE ROD END WAS STILL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.