Turbine helicopter

N226SA

2007 Eurocopter EC 135 P2+

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2007
Serial
0559
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bennett Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Elmhurst, IL
Registration record

N226SA on the FAA register

Type
2007 Eurocopter EC 135 P2+
Serial
0559
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B
Registered owner
Bennett Aviation LLC
Elmhurst, IL
Certificate issued
2017-11-27
Airworthiness date
2007-05-25
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1F8DC
Mode S (octal)
50374334
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-06-18
    Accident at Waukesha, WI; damage: substantial.
  • 2017-11-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N226SA to the current registrant.
  • 2012-03-01
    N226SA previously assigned to a Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (s/n 585); cancelled.
  • 2007-05-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N226SA

N226SA is a 2007 Eurocopter EC 135 P2+, serial number 0559. The FAA register lists Bennett Aviation LLC as the registrant in Elmhurst, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 27, 2017 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B engines and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 25, 2007.

N226SA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-06-18 Accident · Waukesha, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN22LA258
Reported aircraft: Eurocopter EC 135 P2+
Probable cause: The separation and subsequent ingestion of the fenestron fairing cover into the fenestron blades for undetermined reasons.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.