Turbine helicopter

N438AS

2010 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2010
Serial
57021
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
West States Leasing Inc (Corporation)
Based
Medford, OR
Registration record

N438AS on the FAA register

Type
2010 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429
Serial
57021
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D
Registered owner
West States Leasing Inc
Medford, OR
Certificate issued
2025-03-25
Airworthiness date
2017-02-17
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A540E7
Mode S (octal)
51240347
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N438AS to the current registrant.
  • 2018-01-04
    N438AS previously assigned to a Schleicher ASW-19 (s/n 19230); cancelled.
  • 2017-02-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2010
    Manufactured (2010).
Overview

About N438AS

N438AS is a 2010 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429, serial number 57021. The FAA register lists West States Leasing Inc as the registrant in Medford, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 25, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D engines and 9 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 17, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N438AS. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-08-25 Accident · Dansville, NY Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ERA12LA528
Reported aircraft: Schleicher ASW-19 — a different aircraft that carried the N438AS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain glider control while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the pilot s impairment due to an over-the-counter sedating antihistamine.
1979-05-24 Accident · Castroville,Tx, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1089
Reported aircraft: Schleicher ASW-19 — a different aircraft that carried the N438AS registration before this airframe.

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.