N336AM2009 Eurocopter EC 130 B4
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198213 ADs may apply13 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
- Jun 30, 2015
- Expires
- Jun 30, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 20, 2010
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
- 2009
- Serial number
- 4785
- 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
- A3AC25
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- 2015 – 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 (13)
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.
- Electrical power · relay · failedAug 23, 2026
GENERATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, VERIFIED ZERO AMPS ON THE VEMD., REPLACED RELAYS
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine indicating · display · faultedSep 30, 2025
JUST LIFTED OFF FROM A PR EVENT & HEADING BACK TO BASE, NOTICED UPPER SCREEN OF VEMD HAD REVERTED TO 3-PARAMETERS ENGINE PAGE & NG INDICATION MISSING & YELLOW. A CAUTION MESSAGE OF OVERLIMIT DETECTED SHOWING ON BOTTOM OF VEMD. LOWERED POWER & DIVERTED TO KRVS, SUCCESSFUL LANDING MADE AT MAINT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Structures (general) · none · noneAug 29, 2025
STARTER GENERATOR INSPECTION OVERFLOWN
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine · chip detector · activatedAug 20, 2025
ON START UP THE ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · mount bracket · crackedFeb 18, 2025
FOUND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER MOUNT BRACKETS CRACKED ON PRE-FLIGHT INSP.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · starter gen · failedSep 18, 2024
STAR GEN FAILED ON APPROACH. WOULD NOT RESET.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorNov 29, 2022
25 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT ON A REQUEST, PILOT/MED-CREW STARTING SMELLING A FOREIGN ODOR RESEMBLY SOMETHING BURNING; NO VISUAL SMOKE OBSERVED. DIVERTED TO THE NEARESET LOCATION KRVS. CHECKED OUT BY MX AT THE MX HANGAR AND NOTHING WAS FOUND AT THIS TIME.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor drive · switch · dirtyFeb 15, 2021
ACFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD DUE TO MRGB OIL PRESSURE WARING LIGHT. PULLED AND CLEANED SWITCH. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RUN UP AND OPS CHECK WAS NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · exhaust pipe · crackedAug 9, 2016
ENGINE EXHAUST PIPE HAS 2.5" CRACK RUNNING LATERALLY AROUND FORWARD WELD AT THE 1 TO 3 O'CLOCK POSITION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · structure · crackedAug 22, 2014
MECHANIC DISCOVERED CRACKS IN THE MAIN ROTOR VIBRATION ABSORBER BOXES THAT ENCASE THE SPRINGS & LEAD WEIGHTS. ALL THREE BOXES HAD CRACKS IN THEM ON THE TRAILING UPPER EDGE. THESE ORIGINATED FROM THE INBD PORTION & EXTRUDING OUTWARD ON ALL THREE BOXES.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 13 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