N255EV is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Airbus Helicopters EC225 LP built in 2013. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 13, 2024 when the aircraft was exported to China Peoples Rep. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N255EV is reserved by a private party since June 13, 2024. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Airbus Helicopters EC225 LP cancelled June 13, 2024
- Serial number
- 2862
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 2013
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- China Peoples Rep
- Certificate issued
- October 30, 2019
- Last FAA action
- September 9, 2023
- Last owner
- Vertical Aviation No 1 LLC (LLC)
Miami, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N255EV
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206L3 · serial 895089
The pilot's failure to maintain proper rotor RPM during engine shutdown due to high wind conditions, which resulted in the main rotor blades contacting the tailboom. A contributing factor was the gusty wind conditions.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site