N497PA — Agustawestland Philadelphia AW139
DeregisteredChecked against FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026
N497PA appears in 1 NTSB accident record (most recent 2014, no injuries). Registration and accident data compiled from public FAA and NTSB records as of Jul 18, 2026.
Aircraft record
- Serial number
- 41578
- Manufacturer
- Agustawestland Philadelphia
- Model
- AW139
- Category
- Rotorcraft
- Registration
- Deregistered
Accident & incident history
The flight instructor/pilot's failure to recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's lack of total experience in the make and model of the accident airplane.
Registration timeline
Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the Agustawestland Philadelphia AW139).
- Jan 24, 2022deregistered — Agustawestland Philadelphia Corp
Earlier aircraft on this N-number
The tail number N497PA was previously assigned to different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the Agustawestland Philadelphia AW139 above.
- until Apr 10, 20152004 Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (s/n C0297)
- until Apr 13, 19841968 Boeing 707-321B (s/n 19699)
Frequently asked
- Has N497PA been in an accident?
- Yes. N497PA appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2014.
- What kind of aircraft is N497PA?
- N497PA is an Agustawestland Philadelphia AW139 (rotorcraft), serial number 41578.
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