N350AM2005 Eurocopter AS 350 B3
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198217 ADs may apply9 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
- May 3, 2011
- Expires
- May 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 21, 2005
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
- AS 350 B3
- Year
- 2005
- Serial number
- 3996
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H9EU
- Mode S code
- A3E4D9
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 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 (17)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-15 | Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib | Mar 23, 2021 | Airframe (AS 350 B3)Only with: AS350B3 helicopters excluded if Modification 07.3148 embodied in production or Eurocopter AS350 Service Bulletin 55.00.14 (any revision) embodied in service; AS355 models all serial numbers. |
| 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. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-23-09 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | Dec 27, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B3)Only with: Helicopters with sliding doors installed, except those with modification AL.4262. |
| 2013-21-01 | Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Helicopters | Oct 25, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B3)Only with: Tail rotor hub pitch horn assembly P/N 350A121368.01, .02, .03, or .04, with pitch horn P/N 350A121368.XX, installed. |
| 2013-08-19 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | Jun 5, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B3)Only with: Sliding door pre-modification (MOD) 073298 or pre-MOD 073308 installed. |
| 2012-25-04 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | May 9, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B3)Only with: Modification (MOD) 07 5601 installed (AS350B3e configuration). |
| 2012-18-18 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Oct 24, 2012 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1)Only with: Engines not modified by TU166 modification. |
| 2012-03-11 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Mar 20, 2012 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 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 (9)
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 · beam · damagedApr 25, 2024
DAMAGE TO THE LH BEAM UNDER THE ENGINE DECK (P/N: 355A21-2110.25) IN THE FORM OF AN ELONGATED HOLE IN THE LOWER FLANGE NEAR THE AFT END OF THE PART. THE ORIGINAL HOLE IS 1/8” DIAMETER, AND THE ELONGATED HOLE WAS MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 0.4” X 0.2”.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · xmsn deck · chafedMar 29, 2024
CHAFING DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE TRANSMISSION DECK. THE DAMAGE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 0.3” LONG, 0.1 WIDE WITH A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF 0.010".
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · bulkhead · chafedSep 3, 2021
CHAFING DAMAGE TO THE AFT SIDE OF THE AFT CABIN BULKHEAD (PN 350A21-1032-86). ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS CHAFING DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL SUPPORT (PN 350A21-1032-32).
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · deck plate · damagedSep 2, 2021
CHAFING DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE TRANSMISSION DECK AT APPROXIMATE STATION X 3900, Z 1759, R/H Y 210. THE DAMAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 0.014” DEEP AND 1.2” LONG BY 0.2” WIDE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · deck plate · dentedAug 27, 2020
DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE DECK (PN: 350A21-1239.21) IN THE FORM OF SEVERAL DENTS. THE DAMAGE AREAS WERE DISCOVERED TO BE NEAR THE SCUPPER DRAIN HOLE AND AFT ON EITHER SIDE OF A STIFFENING FEATURE. THE LARGEST DENT WAS MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 1.20” X 0.20” AND 0.030” DEEP.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · corrodedApr 20, 2018
WHILE REMOVING CORROSION FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE COCKPIT FLOOR BELOW THE LITTER BASE MOUNT, FOUND CORROSION ON THE FRAME AT BS 1294.20.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · structure · corrodedApr 20, 2018
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON THE LEFT & RIGHT EDGING OF THE FUSELAGE TO THE EXTENT THAT REPLACEMENTS HAD TO BE SPLICED IN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · starter gen · burnedAug 19, 2012
GENERATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE FLIGHT FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING AND VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. ELECTED TO LAND. STARTER GENERATOR WAS ON FIRE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · clutch · brokenOct 12, 2011
DURING FLIGHT OPERATIONS FLIGHT CREW STATED THAT WHEN THEY ENGAGED THE AIR CONDITIONING THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL TYPE SMELL AND WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS DISENGAGED THE SMELL WOULD DISIPATE . THE ACFT DID NOT HAVE ANY WARNINGS OR CAUTIONS SO THEY PROCEEDED TO HOME BASE. DURING FURTHER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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