Turbine helicopter

N9CR

2013 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2013
Serial
57149
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Banner Elk Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Banner Elk, NC
Registration record

N9CR on the FAA register

Type
2013 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429
Serial
57149
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2
Registered owner
Banner Elk Aviation LLC
Banner Elk, NC
Certificate issued
2013-12-05
Airworthiness date
2013-12-04
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC6ABC
Mode S (octal)
53065274
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-12-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N9CR.
  • 2013-12-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N9CR

N9CR is a 2013 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429, serial number 57149. The FAA register lists Banner Elk Aviation LLC as the registrant in Banner Elk, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 5, 2013 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2 engines and 9 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 4, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9CR. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-02-06 Accident · Mccall, ID Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA95LA045
Reported aircraft: Cessna 185 — a different aircraft that carried the N9CR registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PREMATURE LIFT-OFF DURING THE TAKEOFF, LEADING TO AN AERODYNAMIC STALL. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO PERFORM A FORMATION TAKEOFF.
1980-04-19 Accident · Jordan Valley,Or, 37 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0239
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182F — a different aircraft that carried the N9CR registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: N FLAT TO ROLLING TRRN CVRD W RANGE GRASS.

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.