N30EZ2011 Airbus Helicopters EC 130B4
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198230 ADs may apply
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Hover Air LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Anchorage, AK
- Certificate issued
- Mar 24, 2017
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 2, 2017
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
- Airbus Helicopters
- Model
- EC 130B4
- Year
- 2011
- Serial number
- 7285
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 8
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H9EU
- Mode S code
- A31D75
Engine
- Make and model
- Turbomeca Arriel Series
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 985 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2017 – nowHover Air LLCAnchorage, AK · current
- 1997 – 2003Individual ownerNaples, FL · different airframe: 1998 Keil Richard E Long Ez S/N 002
- until 1990Individual ownerdifferent airframe: Harris-Hafen Rutan Vari-Eze S/N 87
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.
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (30)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-16-01 | Main rotor drive | Sep 10, 2026 | Airframe (EC 130B4)Only with: AS350B, BA, B1, B2, B3 and AS350D helicopters manufactured before May 15, 2023 (AS350D excluding those with a Lycoming engine); EC130B4 and EC130T2 helicopters manufactured before February 13, 2023. |
| 2026-14-02 | Indication/ Recording System | Aug 14, 2026 | Airframe (EC 130B4) |
| 2026-12-08 | Time Limits/ Maintenance Checks | Jul 21, 2026 | Airframe (EC 130B4) |
| 2026-12-03 | Main rotor gearbox | Jul 14, 2026 | Airframe (EC 130B4) |
| 2026-01-08 | Tail Rotor Drive | Feb 2, 2026 | Airframe (EC 130B4) |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-18-13 | Engine Controls | Oct 23, 2025 | Airframe (EC 130B4) |
| 2025-17-14 | Tail Rotor Drive System | Oct 7, 2025 | Airframe (EC 130B4) |
| 2025-17-02 | Emergency Flotation Section | Sep 26, 2025 | Airframe (EC 130B4) |
| 2025-16-08 | Airbus Helicopters | Sep 22, 2025 | Airframe (EC 130B4) |
| 2024-20-07 | Various Helicopters | Dec 5, 2024 | Airframe (EC 130B4)Only with: Only helicopters modified by the applicable STC (SR00831LA, SR00780LA, SR01687LA, SR00856LA, SR01855LA, SR02244LA, SR01779LA, SR01459LA, SR01535LA, SR00932LA, SR02049LA, SR02484LA, or SR01902LA). |
| 2023-14-06 | Airbus Helicopters | Sep 8, 2023 | Airframe (EC 130B4) |
| 2022-11-08 | Airbus Helicopters | Jul 8, 2022 | Airframe (EC 130B4) |
| 2022-10-51 | Airbus Helicopters and Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters | Jun 7, 2022 | Airframe (EC 130B4) |
| 2022-01-01 | Airbus Helicopters | Mar 7, 2022 | Airframe (EC 130B4) |
| 2021-05-02 | Main Rotor System | Nov 12, 2021 | Airframe (EC 130B4) |
| 2021-17-17 | Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters and Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH… | Nov 22, 2021 | Airframe (EC 130B4)Only with: With an affected part as defined in EASA AD 2020-0064, dated March 19, 2020, installed. |
| 2021-19-02 | Airbus Helicopters | Nov 1, 2021 | Airframe (EC 130B4) |
| 2021-10-25 | Tail rotor blades | Jul 6, 2021 | Airframe (EC 130B4)Only with: Forged tail rotor blade P/N 350A33-3002-02, -03, -04, or -05 installed. |
| 2021-09-05 | Airbus Helicopters | Jun 2, 2021 | Airframe (EC 130B4)Only with: With a tail boom to Fenestron junction frame (junction frame) installed. |
| 2021-04-13 | Main Rotor Mast Inner Race Rings | Apr 14, 2021 | Airframe (EC 130B4) |
| 2020-23-09 | Doors | Dec 24, 2020 | Airframe (EC 130B4) |
| 2020-22-20 | Airbus Helicopters | Dec 14, 2020 | Airframe (EC 130B4) |
| 2020-20-14 | Airbus Helicopters | Oct 23, 2020 | Airframe (EC 130B4)Only with: Main rotor servo actuator with specified P/Ns (704A448310xx/SC803x, SC8042, SC8043) manufactured before July 25, 2019 or with unknown date of manufacture installed. |
| 2020-12-09 | Tail rotor blade | Jul 28, 2020 | Airframe (EC 130B4) |
| 2018-25-17 | Air Comm Corporation Air Conditioning Systems | Jan 22, 2019 | Airframe (EC 130B4)Only with: Air Comm air conditioning system installed: P/N AS350-202-1 through -5 or AS350-204-1 through -12 (AS350), EC130-202-1 through -8 (EC130B4), 206EC-200 through 206EC-212 (Bell 206), or 407 EC-201 through 407 EC-203 (Bell 407). |
| 2018-02-02 | Airbus Helicopters | Feb 12, 2018 | Airframe (EC 130B4)Only with: With M/R mast jet oil lubrication hose P/N 704A34-412-015 (manufacturing P/N 4T13) installed, except those marked with an X following the P/N. |
| 2016-25-20 | Airbus Helicopters | Jan 31, 2017 | Airframe (EC 130B4)Only with: Bi-directional suspension cross-bar P/N 350A38-1040-20 or P/N 350A38-1040-00 installed. |
| 2015-17-11 | Airbus Helicopters | Sep 29, 2015 | Airframe (EC 130B4)Only with: Swashplate assembly with rotating star P/N 350A371003-04, -05, -06, -07, or -08 installed. |
| 2014-20-15 | Airbus Helicopters, Inc. (Previously Eurocopter France) Helicopters | Oct 22, 2014 | Airframe (EC 130B4)Only with: Helicopters that do not have Modification (MOD) 073880 incorporated. |
| 2014-12-12 | Airbus Helicopters (Previously Eurocopter France) Helicopters | Aug 4, 2014 | Airframe (EC 130B4)Certain serial numbers: EC120B …–1367. Only with: EC120B with sliding door P/N C526A2370101 installed; EC130B4 with sliding door P/N C526S1101051 installed; except helicopters with modification 07 3796 or 07 2921 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 (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
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