N27AE (Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 2 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on September 28, 1998.

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

January 31, 2003Accident
The excessive descent rate that required an abrupt flare, resulting in the main rotor severing the tailboom.
Bell 206L-1
The excessive descent rate that required an abrupt flare, resulting in the main rotor severing the tailboom. Full accident record
May 24, 1998Accident
The failure of maintenance personnel to properly assemble the engine's accessory gearbox, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to partial blockage of the main oil passage by an o-ring. The blockage reduced oil flow to the turbine shafting, which led to the total failure of the gas producer turbine shaft and the power (free) turbine shaft.
Bell 206L-3
The failure of maintenance personnel to properly assemble the engine's accessory gearbox, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to partial blockage of the main oil passage by an o-ring. The blockage reduced oil flow to the turbine shafting, which led to the total failure of the gas producer turbine shaft and the power (free) turbine shaft. Full accident record