N382AM2010 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 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Certificate issued
- Jun 20, 2016
- Expires
- Jun 30, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 15, 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
- 2010
- Serial number
- 7029
- 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
- A462C4
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 19, 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.
- Fuselage · channel · crackedJun 16, 2025
A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE TOP FLANGE OF THE RH EDGE FRAME "Z" CHANNEL JUST AFT OF THE STA 845 FRAME. THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 0.75" LONG.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · motor · shortedMar 23, 2025
ELECTRICAL SMOKE ODOR IN CABIN. AFT EVAPORATOR MOTOR HAD INTERNAL SHORT CAUSING SMOKE SMELL AND CAUSING AFT PORTION OF A/C TO BE INOP.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · attach fitting · damagedApr 29, 2024
N382AM 7029 WENT OOS FOR SCHEDULED HEAVY MAINTENANCE, WHILE REMOVING THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TO FOM, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RH ATTACHMENT BOLT WAS VERY HARD TO REMOVE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND THE HORIZONTAL RH UPPER ATTACHMENT FITTING TO BE CRACKED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Air conditioning and pressurization · nozzle · faultyMay 8, 2022
UPON DEPARTURE FROM THE AIRFIELD AT 0133, AT 500' AGL, 70 KIAS, AND 8.5 FLI WITH THE DEMIST ON, SMOKE BEGAN FILLING THE COCKPIT ORIGINATING FROM THE DEMIST NOZZLES. CREW OPENED THE SLIDING WINDOWS TO VENT THE COCKPIT, DEMIST WAS SHUT OFF, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO BASE WITHOUT FURTHER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · rail · corrodedOct 3, 2018
DURING PAINT STRIPPING, MAJOR CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE RT CABIN THRESHOLD RAIL FROM FS 1436.0 MM TO FS 2230.0 MM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Windows · windscreen · debondedApr 23, 2017
WHILE ON A FLIGHT, STARTED EXPERIENCING INCREASE LIGHT NOISE IN THE FRONT AND RIGHT PORTION OF THE CABIN TO THE POINT WHERE IT STARTED TO LIMIT OUR NVGS CAPABILITIES. MENTIONED TO THE CREW THERE WAS A LIGHT FLICKERING TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE CABIN AND IF ANY OF THE CREWMEMBERS COULD INVESTIGATE.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Windows · windshield · crackedDec 20, 2016
AFTER DEPARTURE, CREW NOTICED A TEN INCHES CRACK IN THE RIGHT WINDOW. THIS CRACK WAS NOT NOTICED DURING PREFLIGHT. FLIGHT WAS IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED AND RETURNED TO BASE. FURTHER INSPECTION BY PILOT REVEALED NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE RESULTING IN THE CRACK NOR INDICATIONS OF BIRD STRIKE . PREVIOUS FLIGHT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Communications · antenna · shortedOct 8, 2016
PILOTE SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. NO VISABLE SMOKE. THE ODOR SEEMED TO ORIGINATE WHEN TRANSMITTING ON THE MEDICAL RADIO INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. MECHANIC TRANSMITTED ON THE RADIO, A STRONG BURNING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · webbing · crackedJul 27, 2015
WHILE DIAGNOSING WIRING ISSUE, LEFT FRONT BELLY PANEL WAS REMOVED & A CANOPY WEB CRACK WAS DISCOVERED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · structure · crackedJan 16, 2014
DURING A0560 100 HR 12 MONTH AIRFRAME INSPECTION, TWO CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED. ONE ON LT SIDE OF ACFT BETWEEN SLIDING DOOR & BAGGAGE DOOR, EXTENDING 115MM DOWN THE SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT & UPWARD TO FRONT OF THE DOOR TRACK. THE OTHER CRACK IS ON THE RT SIDE OF ACFT IN EXACTLY THE SAME SPOT AS THE LT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026