N139RD - 1971 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

1971

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1971

Manufacturer

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Model

—

Type Aircraft

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Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Restricted 1 Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

HELICOPTER APPLICATORS INC

Address

1670 YORK RD

City

GETTYSBURG

State / Zip Code

Pennsylvania17325-8201

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

50117033

Mode S Code (Hex)

A09E1B

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Nov 1, 2016	ERA17LA032	Substantial	Minor	An in-flight failure of a main rotor blade due to fatigue cracks. Contributing to the failure of the main rotor blade was the absence of guidance to the operator to inspect an area of the main rotor blade known to be susceptible to fatigue cracks and the accident helicopter type certificate holder’s lack of information of an existing inspection published by another restricted-category type certificate holder of the same model helicopter.

Nov 1, 2016ERA17LA032

Substantial

Minor

An in-flight failure of a main rotor blade due to fatigue cracks. Contributing to the failure of the main rotor blade was the absence of guidance to the operator to inspect an area of the main rotor blade known to be susceptible to fatigue cracks and the accident helicopter type certificate holder’s lack of information of an existing inspection published by another restricted-category type certificate holder of the same model helicopter.

Additional Details

Registration

N139RD

Serial Number

71-20396

Number of Engines

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Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

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Last Update Date

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Unique ID

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Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC