Leonardo Spa AW109
19 on the U.S. register. Built from 2010 to 2025; half of them date from 2019 or earlier. Maine has the most (4). 100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the AW109 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Helicopters
- Power
- Turboshaft, 2 engines
- Common engines
- P&W Canada Pw207C (17)
- Fuel
- Jet A
- Seats
- 8
- Built of
- aluminium with composite parts · Largely composite fuselage shells on the newer designs.
- Maker on the register
- Leonardo Spa
- Registered
- earliest certificate August 5, 2020; newest June 23, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| LLC | 12 | 63% |
| Corporation | 6 | 32% |
| Government | 1 | 5% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| AW109SP | 19 | 2010 to 2025 | 100.0% |
When they were built by decade · 2 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 17 | 89% |
| None on file | 2 | 11% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Lifeflight of Maine LLC | 3 |
| Intermountain Medical Transport LLC | 2 |
| Integrity Aircraft Title Holdings LLC | 2 |
| Indiana Helicopters LLC | 2 |
| Chevron USA INC | 2 |
| US Bank Na | 1 |
| Umb Bank Na Trustee | 1 |
| U S Bank Equipment Finance Division | 1 |
| Seminole Tribe of Florida DBA | 1 |
| Lifeflight of Maine | 1 |
| Double Or Nothing LLC | 1 |
| Boardwalk Air I LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Lifeflight of Maine LLC · Intermountain Medical Transport LLC · Integrity Aircraft Title Holdings LLC · Indiana Helicopters LLC · Chevron USA INC · US Bank Na · Umb Bank Na Trustee
Accident history NTSB records · 0 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
No NTSB accident or incident records match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How models compare: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Leonardo Spa AW109 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
19 as of November 6, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Leonardo Spa AW109s?
Maine, with 4.
Who owns the Leonardo Spa AW109?
100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Leonardo Spa AW109s on the register built?
Between 2010 and 2025; half of them in 2019 or earlier.
What is the Leonardo Spa AW109 made of?
A mostly aluminium airframe with composite parts where they save weight: control surfaces, fairings, the tail or the rotor blades. Largely composite fuselage shells on the newer designs. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Leonardo Spa AW109 the component layer
A mostly aluminium airframe with composite parts where they save weight: control surfaces, fairings, the tail or the rotor blades. Largely composite fuselage shells on the newer designs. The design is held under 1 type certificate (H7EU, held by Leonardo S.P.A.). The FAA has issued 25 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about rotorcraft systems. 9 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Sterling Helicopter.
FAA orders 25 airworthiness directives · newest first
All orders naming the Leonardo Spa AW109
By system
Orders by system, as a table
Approved replacement parts 58 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: hanger bearing (12), main gearbox (6), main rotor (4), engine gearbox (4), tail rotor (3), tail gearbox (2), heli preheat (2), gasket marker (2), gasket elt (2), epu lite (2).
Approved modifications 9 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Certificates and bulletins
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the AW109 links to the rest of the register
- Leonardo Spa 53 aircraft on the register
- Leonardo Spa AW109SP 19 registered
- Type certificate H7EU · held by Leonardo S P A
- Built of aluminium with composite parts · Largely composite fuselage shells on the newer designs.
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207C 17 of these aircraft · 572 hp
- Maine 4 of these aircraft
- Utah 3 of these aircraft
- Oregon 2 of these aircraft
- Mississippi 2 of these aircraft
- Minnesota 2 of these aircraft
- Lifeflight Of Maine LLC 3 of these aircraft
- Intermountain Medical Transport LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Integrity Aircraft Title Holdings LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Indiana Helicopters LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Chevron USA INC 2 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the AW109 0 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- FAA orders naming the AW109 25 airworthiness directives
- Approved modifications for the AW109 9 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/leonardo-spa/aw109.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 19
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N789RT | Leonardo Spa AW109SP |
Integrity Aircraft Title Holdings LLC Portland, Oregon |
None on file | 2026-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N531HC | Leonardo Spa AW109SP |
Intermountain Medical Transport LLC Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2026-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731HC | Leonardo Spa AW109SP |
Intermountain Medical Transport LLC Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2026-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N385RT | Leonardo Spa AW109SP |
Integrity Aircraft Title Holdings LLC Portland, Oregon |
Standard | 2026-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N901YM | Leonardo Spa AW109SP |
Lifeflight of Maine LLC Bangor, Maine |
Standard | 2025-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N259AZ | Leonardo Spa AW109SP |
Umb Bank Na Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2025-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N786MK | Leonardo Spa AW109SP |
Aviation Trust CO LLC Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
None on file | 2024-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N209JB | Leonardo Spa AW109SP |
Chevron USA INC Picayune, Mississippi |
Standard | 2024-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20AN | Leonardo Spa AW109SP |
Chevron USA INC Picayune, Mississippi |
Standard | 2024-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N618HR | Leonardo Spa AW109SP |
Boardwalk Air I LLC Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Standard | 2023-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N109SP | Leonardo Spa AW109SP |
Double Or Nothing LLC Prosper, Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N901WM | Leonardo Spa AW109SP |
Lifeflight of Maine Bangor, Maine |
Standard | 2023-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N362CR | Leonardo Spa AW109SP |
U S Bank Equipment Finance Division Marshall, Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72HR | Leonardo Spa AW109SP |
Seminole Tribe of Florida DBA Davie, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26SH | Leonardo Spa AW109SP |
Indiana Helicopters LLC Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Standard | 2022-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48SH | Leonardo Spa AW109SP |
Indiana Helicopters LLC Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Standard | 2022-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N901LF | Leonardo Spa AW109SP |
Lifeflight of Maine LLC Bangor, Maine |
Standard | 2021-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N901XM | Leonardo Spa AW109SP |
Lifeflight of Maine LLC Bangor, Maine |
Standard | 2021-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N431HC | Leonardo Spa AW109SP |
US Bank Na Marshall, Minnesota |
Standard | 2020-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |