N132LN2005 Eurocopter EC 130 B4
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198213 ADs may apply5 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Certificate issued
- May 3, 2011
- Expires
- May 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 12, 2025
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
- Year
- 2005
- Serial number
- 3970
- 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
- A083A6
Engine
- Make and model
- Turbomeca Arriel 2b1
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 747 hp
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 20, 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 (13)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-25-13 | Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Formerly Turbomeca S.A.) Turboshaft Engines | Feb 3, 2017 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1)Only with: Engine accessory gearbox (AGB) P/N 0292120650 with a machined front casing installed. |
| 2015-13-04 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Sep 1, 2015 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2014-12-05 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Aug 4, 2014 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2014-07-06 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | May 15, 2014 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1)Only with: Engines that do not have modification TU157 incorporated. |
| 2012-18-18 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Oct 24, 2012 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1)Only with: Engines not modified by TU166 modification. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-11 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Mar 20, 2012 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 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. |
| 2009-09-03 | Turbomeca S.A. Arriel 2B and 2B1 Turboshaft Engines | Jun 1, 2009 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2009-08-08 | Turbomeca Arriel 1B, 1D, 1D1, 2B, and 2B1 Turboshaft Engines | Apr 29, 2009 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1)Serial numbers per Figure 1 of Turbomeca Alert MSB No. A292 72 0827, Version A (Arriel 1B/1D/1D1) and Figure 1 of Turbomeca Alert MSB No. A292 72 2833, Version A (Arriel 2B/2B1), both dated March 20, 2009. Only with: Engines with power turbine modules M04 installed, as listed by SN in the referenced service bulletins. |
| 2009-01-11 | Turbomeca Arriel 2B and 2B1 Turboshaft Engines | Feb 27, 2009 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2007-19-09 | Turbomeca Arriel 2B1 Turboshaft Engines | Oct 3, 2007 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2007-10-06 | Turbomeca Arriel 2B1 Turboshaft Engines | May 29, 2007 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2005-25-13 | Turbomeca Arriel 2B and 2B1 Turboshaft Engines | Dec 28, 2005 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1)Only with: Engines without modification TU22 incorporated. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (5)
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.
- Hydraulic power · belt · failedDec 10, 2020
IN FLIGHT, CREW AND PILOT SMELLED A BURNING SMELL. PILOT THEN NOTICED HYDRAULIC AND SERVO CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IT WAS THEN DETERMINED TO DO A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. UPON LANDING, PILOT CHECKED THE RIGHT HAND BELT DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP AND SAW BELT WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · heater · odorJun 25, 2020
DURING INITIAL TAKE-OFF HOVER MED CREW MEMBER SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE CABIN. PILOT LANDED BACK ON THE DOLLY AND TERMINATED FLIGHT. PRIOR TO FLIGHT AMT PERFORMED REQUIRED PREFLIGHT AIRWORTHINESS CHECK, DURING CHECK, THE BLEED AIR HEAT AND DEMISTING VALVES WHERE EXCERCISED TO ENSURE THAT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · hub · crackedJul 16, 2018
WHILE PERFORMING AIRWORTHINESS CHECK OF THE MRH, IT WAS NOTICED A FINE LINE WITH SOME WEAR MUD. FURTHER INSPECTION LED TO THE CONFIRMATION OF A CRACK. APPROXIMATELY 1" LONG.
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- Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorJun 13, 2016
IN CRUISE FLIGHT, ABOUT A MINUTE BEFORE LANDING BACK AT AIRPORT, THE PILOT NOTED A FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN. LANDED AT THE AIRPORT NORMALLY WITH NO ISSUES OTHER THAN THE FUEL ODOR. REMOVED THE BELLY PANEL UNDER THE FUEL TANK AND DID NOT SEE AND EVIDENSE OF FUEL LEAKING NOR ODOR OF FUEL. OPENED UP…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Communications · control panel · shortedJul 7, 2006
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT OBSERVED A SERIES OF SPARKS AND SMOKE ORIGINATING FROM A SELF ILLUMINATING PANEL IN THE CENTER CONSOLE. MISSION WAS ABORTED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO BASE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026