Turbine helicopter

N281MC

2022 Leonardo AW119 Koala

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2022
Serial
15017
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6B-37A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dodson International Parts Inc (Corporation)
Based
Rantoul, KS
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Registration record

N281MC on the FAA register

Type
2022 Leonardo AW119 Koala (FAA: Agustawestland Philadelphia Co AW119MKII)
Serial
15017
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6B-37A
Registered owner
Dodson International Parts Inc
Rantoul, KS
Certificate issued
2025-05-04
Airworthiness date
2022-07-08
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2D2C8
Mode S (octal)
50551310
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N281MC to the current registrant.
  • 2024-09-20
    Accident at Canandaigua, NY; damage: substantial.
  • 2022-07-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2013-02-13
    N281MC previously assigned to a Homebuilt RV-9A (s/n 91117); cancelled.
Overview

About N281MC

N281MC is a 2022 Leonardo AW119 Koala (FAA model AW119MKII), serial number 15017. The FAA register lists Dodson International Parts Inc as the registrant in Rantoul, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 4, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6B-37A engine and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 8, 2022.

N281MC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-09-20 Accident · Canandaigua, NY Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA24LA387
Reported aircraft: Agustawestland Philadelphia Co AW119MKII
Probable cause: The pilot s excessive descent rate during the final approach for landing and his delayed recovery attempt, resulting in a hard landing.
NTSB report ↗
2012-12-26 Accident · Brunswick, GA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA13CA098
Reported aircraft: Mckay Gene RV-9A — a different aircraft that carried the N281MC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain airplane control while landing in gusting wind conditions.

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.