N697RSAgusta Spa AB139
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 21, 2026- Registered owner
- Leonardo Helicopters US Corp
- Owner type
- Non Citizen Corporation
- City, state
- Philadelphia, PA
- Certificate issued
- Jan 19, 2026
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2033
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 5, 2024
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
- Agusta Spa
- Model
- AB139
- Serial number
- 31035
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 15
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- R00002RD
- Mode S code
- A9463F
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- 2026 – nowLeonardo Helicopters US CorpPhiladelphia, PA · 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 (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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-14 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp Turboshaft Engines | Mar 26, 2013 | Engine (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 (3)
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.
- Exhaust · clamp · brokenFeb 10, 2026
DURING THE DE-PANELING PROCESS ON AIRCRAFT 31035 WE FOUND THE LH EXHAUST STRAP (BAS238-6-1300 CLAMP ASSY (NSCM KB568)) HAD BROKEN LOOSE AND COME TO REST ON THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT, BETWEEN THE FIRE BOTTLES. IT DAMAGED THE DRIVE SHAFT BEYOND REPAIR. THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS THAT IT HAD RUBBED THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · seal · failedMar 7, 2009
DURING THE INITIAL DESCENT FROM 4500 FT CRUISING ALTITUDE, ACFT SUFFERED A PRESSURE LOSS TO THE OIL SUPPLY IN ENGINE NR 1. WE WERE APPROX EIGHT MINUTES FROM LANDING. THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION FLICKERED TO A YELLOW CAUTION MOMENTARILY. THE NFP CHECKED THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST FOR THE CORRECT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · oil system · leakingMar 7, 2009
DURING THE INITIAL DESCENT FROM 4500 FT, CRUISING ALTITUDE, ACFT SUFFERED A PRESSURE LOSS TO NR 1 ENGINE OIL SUPPLY, APPROX 8 MINUTES FROM LANDING. OIL PRESSURE INDICATION FLICKERED TO A YELLOW CAUTION MOMENTARILY. POST FLIGHT INSP CONFIRMED MASS OIL LOSS FROM NR1 ENGINE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 21, 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