N209LF2010 Eurocopter EC 130 B4
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198213 ADs may apply16 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Certificate issued
- Aug 23, 2016
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 12, 2014
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
- 2010
- Serial number
- 4960
- 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
- A1B472
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- 2016 – nowAir Methods LLCGreenwood Village, CO · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 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 (16)
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.
- Fuselage · bulkhead · damagedMay 4, 2022
SHORT ED AND SHORT PD HOLES WERE DISCOVERED ON THE 7 DEGREE BULKHEAD ADJACENT TO THE RECESSED MEDICAL WALL INSTALLATION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · xmsn deck · chafedMay 3, 2022
R/H SIDE FWD. TRANSMISSION DECK WEB (P/N: 350A21-4418) IS DAMAGED IN THE FORM OF A CHAFING. THE DAMAGE IN THE FWD IS APPROXIMATELY 0.3” IN LENGTH, 0.3” IN WIDTH AND 0.019” IN DEPTH AND DAMAGE AT AFT IS APPROXIMATELY 0.3” IN LENGTH, 0.25” IN WIDTH AND 0.010” IN DEPTH.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · xmsn deck · chafedApr 29, 2022
CHAFING DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE RH SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION DECK. THE DEEPEST DEPTH IS 0.015" WITH A LENGTH OF 2.1" AND WIDTH OF 0.1.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · frame · chafedApr 13, 2022
DAMAGE TO BOTH X1790 FRAME (P/N: 350A214099) AND SUPPORT (P/N: 350A214107) IN THE FORM OF A DENT AND CHAFE NEAR A LOWER FAIRING MOUNTING POINT. THE DAMAGE AREA WAS MEASURED TO BE 0.2” IN LENGTH, 0.2” IN WIDTH AND 0.03” IN DEPTH.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · reinforcement · crackedJan 22, 2019
CRACK DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CABIN FLOOR NEAR THE DOOR POST WITHIN THE AREA OF THE DOOR STRUT FITTING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · door · crackedDec 5, 2018
HINGED RIGHT HAND CABIN DOOR HAS A 9 INCH VERTICAL CRACK IN THE DOOR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · structure · corrodedDec 5, 2018
CORROSION AND DELAMINATION OF THE ALUMINUM GROUND PLANE OF THE CABIN ROOF (CANOPY)IN SEVERAL SPOTS
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedDec 5, 2018
TAIL BOOM 3035 RING FRAME CRACKED AT 11:00 POSITION AT SKIN LAP.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · blower · odorOct 4, 2018
WHILE ON APPROACH TO HOSPITAL LANDING PAD, THE GENERATOR DISENGAGED. IT WAS RESET, AND THE SUBSEQUENT APPROACH AND LANDING WERE COMPLETED NORMALLY. THE CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR AFTER LANDING. UPON INSPECTION, NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR GENERATOR, NOR COULD THE FAILURE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorFeb 23, 2016
SMELL OF AN UNIDENTIFIED BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 16 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026