Public Record · As of May 5, 2026
N196CH
Vertol 107 · 1965 View Type →
Status
Registration Valid
Type
Rotorcraft
Engine
GE CT58 SERIES
Last Cert Issue
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Aircraft Resources
01 / Registration
Filed with the Federal Aviation Administration
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Tail Number
N196CH
Serial Number
407
Make
VERTOL
Model
107
Year of Manufacture
1965
Mfr / Model Code
9420602
Type Aircraft
Rotorcraft
Type Engine
Turbo-shaft
Engines
2
Seats
20
Engine Manufacturer
GE
Engine Model
CT58 SERIES
Horsepower
1350 hp
Weight Class
CLASS 2
Certification
Experimental (+1 flag) · code 40
Registrant
COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS INC · Corporation
Address
14452 ARNDT RD NE · AURORA, OR 97002-9525
FAA Region
Southern · County 047
Status
Registration Valid
Airworthiness Date
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Cert Issue Date
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Expiration Date
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Last FAA Action
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Mode S Hex (ICAO24)
A17EAF
Mode S (Octal)
50277257
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02 / NTSB Records
Events on file with the National Transportation Safety Board
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Oct 4, 1996
CANBY, Oregon fatal
03 / Airworthiness Directives
Applicable to VERTOL 107
Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directives matched to make and model. Each entry links to the Federal Register publication.
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Jul 23, 2012
Federal Register →Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Vertol (Type Certificate Currently Held by Columbia Helicopters, Inc. (CHI)) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Limited Helicopters (Kawasaki)
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for CHI Model 107-II and Kawasaki Model KV107-II and KV107-IIA helicopters. This AD requires, before further flight, replacing certain upper collective pitch control yoke bolts. This AD is prompted by three failures of the affected bolts. These actions are intended to prevent failure of an upper collective…
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Nov 23, 2005
Federal Register →Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Vertol Model 107-II Helicopters
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Boeing Vertol (Boeing) Model 107-II helicopters. This action requires a visual and magnetic particle inspection of the quill shaft. This amendment is prompted by the discovery of cracks in a quill shaft during a routine inspection. The actions specified in this AD are intended to detect a fatigue…
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Feb 23, 2004
Federal Register →Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series and T58 Series Turboshaft Engines
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain General Electric Company (GE) CT58-100-2, CT58-140-1, -140-2, and T58-GE-1, -3, -5, -8E, -8F, -10, -100, and -402 turboshaft engines. This AD requires the removal from service of certain fuel flow divider assemblies. This AD results from a report that a certain population of flow divider end…
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Sep 13, 2001
Federal Register →Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company T58 and CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines
This amendment surpersedes two existing airworthiness directives (AD's), applicable to General Electric Company (GE) T58 and CT58 series turboshaft engines. The current AD's revised the counting method for hours in repetitive heavy-lift (RHL) service and reduced the life limit for rotating components. Life-limited rotating components must be removed from se…
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Jun 15, 2001
Federal Register →Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series and Former Military T58 Series Turboshaft Engines
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain General Electric Company (GE) CT58 series and former military T58 series turboshaft engines. This action requires the removal from service of certain fuel flow divider assemblies, and replacement with serviceable parts. This amendment is prompted by reports of large volum…
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Apr 3, 2000
Federal Register →Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive that would supersede two existing airworthiness directives (AD's), applicable to General Electric Company (GE) CT58 series turboshaft engines. The current AD's revised the counting method for hours in repetitive heavy-lift (RHL) service and reduced the life limit for rotating components. L…
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Oct 20, 1997
Federal Register →Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to General Electric Company CT58 series turboshaft engines, that requires removal from service of certain stage 1 and 2 forward cooling plates, and stage 2 aft cooling plates, and replacement with serviceable parts. This amendment is prompted by reports of certain cooling plates forged wit…
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Sep 29, 1997
Federal Register →Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to General Electric Company CT58 series turboshaft engines, that requires removal from service of certain compressor rear shafts, initial and repetitive inspections of specific critical rotating parts, and replacement if found cracked, until those parts are removed from service and replace…
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Jun 9, 1997
Federal Register →Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to General Electric Company CT58 series turboshaft engines. This proposal would require removal from service of certain stage 1 and 2 forward cooling plates, and stage 2 aft cooling plates, and replacement with serviceable parts. This proposal is prompted by reports…
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Apr 3, 1997
Federal Register →Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to General Electric Company (GE) CT58 series turboshaft engines. This proposal would require removal from service of compressor rear shafts, initial and repetitive inspections of ten rotating parts, and replacement if found cracked, until those parts are removed fro…
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Apr 4, 1994
Federal Register →Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to General Electric Company (GE) CT58-110 and -140 series turboshaft engines. This action supersedes priority letter AD 93-10-09 that currently requires inspection of the forward and aft cooling plate locating groove or channel (rabbet groove) of stage 1 and stage 2 turbine wheels f…
Advisory Circulars naming this type
FAA guidance that explicitly references VERTOL107
04 / Service Difficulty Reports
FAA SDR filings
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05 / Sources & Methodology
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