Turbine helicopter

N40HX

2019 Kaman Aerospace K-1200

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2019
Serial
A94-0051
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Honeywell T5317A-1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Helicopter Express LLC (LLC)
Based
Chamblee, GA
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Registration record

N40HX on the FAA register

Type
2019 Kaman Aerospace K-1200
Serial
A94-0051
Engines
Honeywell T5317A-1
Registered owner
Helicopter Express LLC
Chamblee, GA
Certificate issued
2023-12-06
Airworthiness date
2019-12-19
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4AB0D
Mode S (octal)
51125415
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-12
    Accident at Silver Jack Reservoir, CO; damage: substantial.
  • 2023-12-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N40HX.
  • 2019-12-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N40HX

N40HX is a 2019 Kaman Aerospace K-1200, serial number A94-0051. The FAA register lists Helicopter Express LLC as the registrant in Chamblee, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 6, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Honeywell T5317A-1 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 19, 2019.

N40HX has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-07-12 Accident · Silver Jack Reservoir, CO Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB (Ongoing) · CEN26FA247
Reported aircraft: Kaman Aerospace K-1200
Preliminary report: On July 12, 2026, about 1705 mountain daylight time, a Kaman Aerospace Corporation K-1200 (K-MAX) helicopter, N40HX, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Silver Jack Reservoir, Colorado. The pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 133 external load firefighting flight. The helicopter was operated under a call-when-needed contract with the United States Forest Service (USFS) and was conducting water bucket/fire suppression flight for the Gold Mountain Fire in the Uncompahgre Wilderness of the north-central region of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. The firefighting helicopter was equipped…
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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.