Turbine helicopter

N911KW

1973 Bell 212

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
30592
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rogers Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fresno, CA
1973 Bell 212
Representative photo of a Bell 212. Not a photo of N911KW.
Registration record

N911KW on the FAA register

Type
1973 Bell 212
Serial
30592
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6 series
Registered owner
Rogers Helicopters Inc
Fresno, CA
Certificate issued
1996-07-26
Airworthiness date
2000-03-21
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
AC9B58
Mode S (octal)
53115530
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-07-07
    Accident at Weed, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2000-03-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1996-07-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N911KW.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N911KW

N911KW is a 1973 Bell 212, serial number 30592. The FAA register lists Rogers Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Fresno, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 26, 1996 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Pratt & Whitney PT6 series engines and 15 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is multiple category, dated March 21, 2000.

N911KW has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2021-07-07 Accident · Weed, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR21LA268
Reported aircraft: Bell 212HP
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain altitude during an approach to a lake. Contributing to the accident was the pilot s failure to release the full water bucket as the helicopter was settling, which reduced the helicopter s out-of-ground-effect performance.

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.