Commercial authorisation
FAA Part 135 current listing1 operator
This aircraft is currently listed by the FAA as authorised for Part 135 operation. This does not prove that it has flown charter services. View operator details.
N123HP
FAA · N-Number United StatesV Valid Registration On watch list Updated
- Mode-S hex
-
A05F94 - Serial
- 45394
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Manufacturer
- BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON
- Model
- 206L-1
- Year
- 1980
Overview
Aircraft
Make / model- Manufacturer
- BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON
- Model
- 206L-1
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Engines
- 1 × ROLLS-ROYC 250-C40B
- Seats
- 7
- Year
- 1980
Registrant
MASTER
LLC
SOUTHWEST HELISERVICES LLC
REGISTRANT SINCE ·
Live tracking
Mode-S
Mode-S hex code (24-bit ICAO)
A05F94
This is the unique transponder address this airframe broadcasts. It does not change when the registration changes hands.
Key dates
Lifecycle1980
Manufactured
Airworthy
Cert issued
Last action
Expires
Recent changes
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Technical
Airframe
ACFTREF- Manufacturer
- BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON
- Model
- 206L-1
- Type aircraft
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Weight class
- Light
- Year mfr
- 1980
- Serial number
- 45394
Powerplant
ENGINE ref- Manufacturer
- ROLLS-ROYC
- Model
- 250-C40B
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- # of engines
- 1
- Horsepower
- 715 hp
Capacity & weight
Performance- Seats
- 7
- Weight class
- Light
FAA uses a weight category code rather than exact pounds. Weight classifications reflect the aircraft type certificate data.
FAA type certificate data sheet
DRS- TCDS number
- H2SW
- Certificate holder
- Bell Textron Canada Limited
- Covered models
- 206L | 206B | 407 | 206L-1 | 206L-4 | 206A | 206 | 206L-3 | 206B-1 | 206A-1 (OH-58A) | T63-A-700 | 250-C10D
- Product subtype
- Rotorcraft
- Status
- Current
- Revision
- 55
- Revision date
- 19 Nov 2025
- CFR part
- Part 21 | Part 27
- CFR subpart
- Subpart B - Type Certificates
- CFR section
- Sec. 21.29
- CAR reference
- CAR 6
Registration
Status
Current
V
Valid Registration
The certificate is valid through . Last action by FAA .
Part 135 operators
Current FAA operator-and-aircraft list1 current
- A6ZA
- Arizona Heliservices Inc. · 135
Currently listed by the FAA as authorised for Part 135 operation. Authorisation does not prove actual charter flights or ownership.
Certificate
Airworthiness- Type registrant
- LLC
- Airworthiness
- 1N
- Airworthy since
- Cert issued
- Last FAA action
- Expires
- Fractional owner
- No
- FAA region
- Western-Pacific
Registrant
MASTER address
Active
- Owner name
- SOUTHWEST HELISERVICES LLC
- Type
- LLC
- Registrant since
- Street
- 10523 E FENIMORE RD
- City
- MESA, AZ 852073203
- County
- 013
- Country
- United States
Safety
Safety records
1 on file
1
NTSB records on file
13 Jul 2013
Most recent record
None
Highest injury level
Substantial
Worst aircraft damage
-
19:40 UTC WPR13CA329 NTSB Accident Location: Inyokern, CA, USA Injury: None Damage: Substantial
Record details
- Record match
- N-number and serial number match
- Aircraft
- BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1
- Occurrence
- Autorotation Hard landing
- Operation
- Part 91 — General aviation
- Conditions
- VMC · Day · Wind 250° at 5 kt · Visibility 10 sm
- Operator
- SOUTHWEST HELISERVICES LLC
- Accident narrative
- During a flight for the purpose of the second pilot to acquire the minimum flight hours to act as pilot-in-command, he and the owner of the helicopter were practicing autorotation's from flight to a power recovery. The owner stated that on the fourth autorotation the second pilot allowed the rotor rpm to decay and then froze on the controls, not allowing him to increase the throttle. He was able to level the helicopter; however, it landed hard and the main rotor blades struck and severed the tail boom.The second pilot reported that at the initiation of the maneuver, the owner rolled the throttle off, and the downwind glide was established. The second pilot stated that as he leveled the helicopter and collective was pulled, he realized that the engine was not completely back on line. The owner subsequently took over the flight controls and flew the helicopter to the ground.
Both pilots reported the need for better verbal commands or stating intentions throughout the maneuver.
Neither pilot reported a preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation. - Factual narrative
- During a flight for the purpose of the pilot to acquire the minimum flight hours to act as pilot-in-command, he and a pilot providing training (who was not a flight instructor) of the helicopter were practicing autorotation's from flight to a power recovery. The pilot providing training stated that on the fourth autorotation the pilot allowed the rotor rpm to decay and then froze on the controls, not allowing him to increase the throttle. He was able to level the helicopter; however, it landed hard and the main rotor blades struck and severed the tail boom.
The pilot reported that at the initiation of the maneuver, the pilot providing training rolled the throttle off, and the downwind glide was established. The pilot stated that as he leveled the helicopter and collective was pulled, he realized that the engine was not completely back on line. The pilot providing training subsequently took over the flight controls and flew the helicopter to the ground.
Both pilots reported the need for better verbal commands or stating intentions throughout the maneuver.
Neither pilot reported a preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
- Cause narrative
- The failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control during a practice autorotation maneuver and the pilot providing training's delayed remedial action which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of communication between the two pilots.
- Findings
- Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Delayed action-Instructor/check pilot - C; Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot - C; Personnel issues-Task performance-Communication (personnel)-Lack of communication-Flight crew - F
- Official record
- View NTSB docket
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