Bell Jet Ranger

s/n 139301

as/n 139301

m/d 206B

c/n 3324

Bell

139301

Also wears CAF serial number 139301. Lent to Canadair, under Loan OOA2AM, on 13 March 1992. Used by crews of No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at the Canadian Aviation Training Centre, Southport, Manitoba. Ownership transferred to Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd. on 17 June 2005. Temporary Certificate of Registration issued to Allied Wings Aviation on 11 January 2006, permanent Certificate issued to Allied Wings Holdings on 13 April 2006.

As 139301 with No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School, flew in the 1992 Dragonflies demonstration team, the last year this team performed.

As C-FTHA, on May 6, 2015, this a/c was on mission NAV 1 of the Phase III pilot training course out of 3 CFFTS in Portage la Prairie, MB on when it suffered an accident. During the return to base, the flying instructor gave the student pilot a simulated engine failure emergency at approximately 500 ft above ground level. The flying instructor reduced the throttle to idle to simulate the unexpected engine flameout while advising the student pilot of the simulated emergency. The student pilot responded by reducing the collective to enter autorotation. The student pilot established the a/c into wind on final approach to the selected landing area "“ a field of low-cut hay. With no intention of continuing the autorotation to a landing, the flying instructor took control of the helicopter at approximately 120 ft above ground level and initiated a power recovery, but the engine did not respond as expected. The flying instructor flared and used what energy remained in the rotor to settle the helicopter onto the ground. The helicopter landed firmly with considerable forward speed and came to a stop approximately 200 ft past the initial touch down point, after which the helicopter was shut down. The helicopter sustained serious Cat "C" damage to the tail boom and numerous components surrounding the main rotor transmission. There were no injuries. The helicopter was repaired and returned to service.

last update: 2024-December-25 📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 2005 189 | 2005 206 | 2005 213

s/n 139302

as/n 139302

m/d 206B-3

c/n 3325

Bell

139302

With No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at CFB Portage, Manitoba. Flew in the 1992 Dragonflies demonstration team, the last year this team performed.
Also wears CAF serial number 139302. Loaned to Canadair, under Loan OOA2AM, on 13 March 1992. Used by crews of No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at the Canadian Aviation Training Centre, Southport, Manitoba. Temporary Certificate of Registration issued to Allied Wings Aviation on 8 December 2005, permanent Certificate issued to Allied Wings Holdings on 12 April 2006.
last update: 2024-December-25 📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 2005 189 | 2005 206 | 2005 213

s/n 139303

as/n 139303

m/d 206B-3

c/n 3339

Bell

139303

With No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at CFB Portage, Manitoba.
Also wears CAF serial number 139303. Loaned to Canadair, under Loan OOA2AM, on 13 March 1992. Used by crews of No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at the Canadian Aviation Training Centre, Southport, Manitoba. Temporary Certificate of Registration issued to Allied Wings Aviation on 8 December 2005, permanent Certificate issued to Allied Wings Holdings on 5 April 2006.
last update: 2024-December-25 📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 2005 189 | 2005 206 | 2005 213

s/n 139304

as/n 139304

m/d 206B-3

c/n 3340

Bell

139304

With No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at CFB Portage, Manitoba.
Also wears CAF serial number 139304. Loaned to Canadair, under Loan OOA2AM, on 13 March 1992. Used by crews of No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at the Canadian Aviation Training Centre, Southport, Manitoba. Temporary Certificate of Registration issued to Allied Wings Aviation on 10 January 2006, permanent Certificate issued to Allied Wings Holdings on 5 April 2006. Stored at Southport in 2012, in old yellow and brown colour scheme, partially disassembled.
last update: 2024-December-25 📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 2005 189 | 2005 206 | 2005 213

s/n 139305

as/n 139305

m/d 206B-3

c/n 3351

Bell

139305

With No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at CFB Portage, Manitoba.
Also wears CAF serial number 139305. Loaned to Canadair, under Loan OOA2AM, on 13 March 1992. Used by crews of No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at the Canadian Aviation Training Centre, Southport, Manitoba. Temporary Certificate of Registration issued to Allied Wings Aviation on 30 November 2005, permanent Certificate issued to Allied Wings Holdings on 11 April 2006. Stored at Southport in 2012, in old yellow and brown colour scheme, partially disassembled.
last update: 2024-December-25 📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 2005 189 | 2005 206 | 2005 213

s/n 139306

as/n 139306

m/d 206B-3

c/n 3352

Bell

139306

With No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at CFB Portage, Manitoba.
Also wears CAF serial number 139306. Loaned to Canadair, under Loan OOA2AM, on 13 March 1992. Used by crews of No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at the Canadian Aviation Training Centre, Southport, Manitoba. Temporary Certificate of Registration issued to Allied Wings Aviation on 22 March 2006, permanent Certificate issued to Allied Wings Holdings on 11 April 2006.
last update: 2024-December-25 📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 2005 189 | 2005 206 | 2005 213

s/n 139307

as/n 139307

m/d 206B-3

c/n 3357

Bell

139307

Loaned to Canadair, under Loan OOA2AM, on 13 March 1992. Used by crews of No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at the Canadian Aviation Training Centre, Southport, Manitoba. Temporary Certificate of Registration issued to Allied Wings Aviation on 30 November 2005, permanent Certificate issued to Allied Wings Holdings on 5 April 2006. Stored at Southport in 2012, in old yellow and brown colour scheme, partially disassembled.
last update: 2024-December-25 📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 2005 189 | 2005 206 | 2005 213

s/n 139308

as/n 139308

m/d 206B-3

c/n 3358

Bell

139308

With No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at CFB Portage, Manitoba. Flew in the 1992 Dragonflies demonstration team, the last year this team performed. One of 8 CH-139 helicopters used in Honduras c.1990 to 1992 for Operation Sultan, Canadian Forces support for the UN mission disarming former rebels in that country. Operated by No. 89 Light Observation Helicopter Unit (later 89 Rotary Wing Aviation Unit) in all white scheme, from bases in Honduras and Nicaragua. Displayed at 1990 Abbotsford airshow in UN markings.
Loaned to Canadair, under Loan OOA2AM, on 13 March 1992. Used by crews of No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at the Canadian Aviation Training Centre, Southport, Manitoba. May have been in ring-vortex state when it crashed.
last update: 2024-December-25 📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 2005 189 | 2005 206 | 2005 213

s/n 139309

as/n 139309

m/d 206B-3

c/n 3381

Bell

139309

With No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at CFB Portage, Manitoba. Flew in the 1992 Dragonflies demonstration team, the last year this team performed.
Loaned to Canadair, under Loan OOA2AM, on 13 March 1992. Used by crews of No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at the Canadian Aviation Training Centre, Southport, Manitoba. Ownership transferred to Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd. on 15 July 2005. Registration changed to Allied Wings Aviation Limited Partnership on 13 April 2006. At CFB Borden, Ontario with Air Reserve Flight of No. 400 (TH) Squadron in 2006, in overall black finish. Used to train Reserve helicopter pilots.
last update: 2024-December-25 📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 2005 189 | 2005 206 | 2005 213

s/n 139310

as/n 139310

m/d 206B-3

c/n 3382

Bell

139310

One of 8 CH-139 helicopters used in Honduras c.1990 to 1992 for Operation Sultan, Canadian Forces support for the UN mission disarming former rebels in that country. Operated by No. 89 Light Observation Helicopter Unit (later 89 Rotary Wing Aviation Unit) in all white scheme, from bases in Honduras and Nicaragua.
Loaned to Canadair, under Loan OOA2AM, on 13 March 1992. Used by crews of No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at the Canadian Aviation Training Centre, Southport, Manitoba. Temporary Certificate of Registration issued to Allied Wings Aviation on 30 November 2005, permanent Certificate issued to Allied Wings Holdings on 11 April 2006.
last update: 2024-December-25 📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 2005 189 | 2005 206 | 2005 213

s/n 139311

as/n 139311

m/d 206B-3

c/n 3387

Bell

139311

With No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at CFB Portage, Manitoba. Also used by Flying Instructor School at Portage.
Loaned to Canadair, under Loan OOA2AM, on 13 March 1992. Temporary Certificate of Registration issued to Kelowna Flightcraft on 23 November 2005, permanent Certificate issued to Allied Wings Holdings on 4 April 2006.
last update: 2024-December-25 📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 2005 189 | 2005 206 | 2005 213

s/n 139312

as/n 139312

m/d 206B-3

c/n 3388

Bell

139312

Loaned to Canadair, under Loan OOA2AM, on 13 March 1992. Used by crews of No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at the Canadian Aviation Training Centre, Southport, Manitoba.
Suffered Cat "B" damage on October 29, 1999. While in the hover, at approximately four feet above ground, the instructor asked the student to prepare to return to the base. While conducting a 180° clearing turn the student experienced some difficulty maintaining a steady hover. As the clearing turn placed the aircraft in a downwind position, he allowed the wind to lift the tail of the helicopter. The student overcompensated with aft cyclic which resulted in some rearward motion of the aircraft, as well as a corresponding drop in the tail. While concentrating on correcting his error he allowed the helicopter to descend slightly from the four-foot hover height. He attempted to regain his height by lowering the collective slightly; this only aggravated the situation. Thinking that his first correction was not sufficient, the student lowered the collective more aggressively, resulting in the aircraft hitting the ground. This sequence of events occurred over a very short period of time. The instructor initially allowed the student to correct his faulty collective application and was anticipating the second collective input to be in the upward direction. Following the student's second downward collective input, the instructor did not have sufficient time to prevent ground impact. The helicopter was repaired and returned to service.
Damaged by hard landing at Southport, Manitoba on 24 October 2001, when student pilot lost control during hover taxi. Temporary Certificate of Registration issued to Allied Wings Aviation on 30 November 2005, permanent Certificate issued to Allied Wings Holdings on 5 April 2006.
last update: 2024-December-25 📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 2005 189 | 2005 206 | 2005 213

s/n 139313

as/n 139313

m/d 206B-3

c/n 3390

Bell

139313

With No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at CFB Portage, Manitoba. Flew in the 1992 Dragonflies demonstration team, the last year this team performed.
On August 23, 1999, during a VFR Lesson Plan, the instructor and his student in this a/c experienced a hard landing while attempting to overshoot from a 250 ft turning autorotation. The instructor took control as the aircraft passed through 90 degrees of turn and approximately 150 ft AGL. The instructor initiated the overshoot by applying full throttle and rolling the aircraft towards a level attitude. Two to three seconds later, with torque indicating 120% (gauge maximum), the aircraft hit the ground slightly nose-high and right skid low. The airspeed at impact was approximately 40 Kts. The a/c then bounced 30 ft vertically while continuing forward. The instructor applied full left pedal and full right cyclic to regain control of the aircraft, which nevertheless reached 30 degrees of right yaw and 30-45 degrees of left bank. The instructor then achieved a stable hover and landed the aircraft approximately 300 ft from the point of original ground contact. The student suffered minor injuries and the a/c sustained serious Cat "B" damage. The helicopter was repaired and returned to service.
Loaned to Canadair, under Loan OOA2AM, on 13 March 1992. Temporary Certificate of Registration issued to Allied Wings Aviation on 30 November 2005, permanent Certificate issued to Allied Wings Holdings on 12 April 2006. Displayed at Abbotsford air show, August 2007. Still in use at Portage in 2012.
last update: 2024-December-25 📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 2005 189 | 2005 206 | 2005 213

s/n 139314

as/n 139314

m/d 206B-3

c/n 3391

Bell

139314

Loaned to Canadair, under Loan OOA2AM, on 13 March 1992. Used by crews of No. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at the Canadian Aviation Training Centre, Southport, Manitoba. Received Category B damage during night training at Southport, Manitoba on 27 June 2002. Flared too high during night autorotation, resulting in hard landing. Main rotor contacted tail boom during this landing. Visited McConnell AFB in Kansas on 25 September 2004. Temporary Certificate of Registration issued to Allied Wings Aviation on 30 November 2005, permanent Certificate issued to Allied Wings Holdings on 12 April 2006.
last update: 2024-December-25 📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 2005 189 | 2005 206 | 2005 213