N131LNEurocopter EC 130 B4
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply8 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Certificate issued
- Dec 30, 2011
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2027
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Eurocopter
- Model
- EC 130 B4
- Serial number
- 4090
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H9EU
- Mode S code
- A07FEF
Engine
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2011 – nowAir Methods LLCGreenwood Village, CO · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-07 | Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model EC130 B4 Helicopters | Apr 6, 2011 | Airframe (EC 130 B4)Only with: Flotation gear unit "1G" (1G unit), P/N 350A63256300, installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (8)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Engine fuel and control · fadec · faultedDec 28, 2022
READY FOR DEPARTURE ENGINE WILL NOT START. AMBER ARC FOR NG AND TORQUE INDICATIONS WITH AMBER AND RED GOV LIGHT. HMU WILL NOT GO THROUGH START TEST.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · pressure switch · unserviceableJun 20, 2022
FUEL FILTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMNATED ON TAKEOFF.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · pressure switch · warning messageJun 17, 2022
FUEL FILTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMNATED ON TAKEOFF.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · frame · chafedSep 2, 2020
WEAR DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE LT X-FRAME P/N 350A21-4450.20 ON THE INSIDE AFT SURFACE OF THE LOWER LEG.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · stabilizer · crackedMay 20, 2015
FOUND APPROX 2.5" CRACK ON UPPER RT SIDE OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. APPROX 4" AFT OF THE STABILIZER MOUNT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor drive · wheel · brokenApr 16, 2014
ON START-UP, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE NR INDICATION WAS AT 364 INSTEAD OF 394 & WAS FLUCTUATING DOWN TO 351. BOTH THE ANALOG NRS & THE DIGITAL NRS ARC WERE FLUCTUATING & THAT THE NF HAD EVERY OTHER SEGMENT OF THE DIGITAL ARC NOT ILLUMINATED. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, THE ENTIRE SYS IAW MM CH…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · making metalDec 2, 2013
THE PILOT STARTED THE ACFT ENG WITH THE INTENTION OF TAKEOFF, WHEN JUST BEFORE, HE OBTAINED AN ENG CHIP LIGHT. THE MISSION WAS ABORTED & THE ACFT WAS SHUT DOWN. TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM, FOUND THE ENG CHIP DETECTOR FULL OF METALLIC MATERIAL. HE REFERRED TO THE MM & TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE FOR THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · blade · brokenDec 28, 2011
HP TURBINE BLADE LOCK BROKEN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026