N38312005 Eurocopter AS 350 B3
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198217 ADs may apply5 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
- Jul 10, 2014
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- May 9, 2016
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
- 3947
- 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
- A468EA
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- 2014 – nowAir Methods LLCGreenwood Village, CO · current
- 1974 – 1976Individual ownerBroderick, CA · different airframe: 1968 Babcock-Sharp Windjimmer I S/N 001
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 (5)
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 · deck plate · chafedMay 10, 2023
CHAFING WAS DISCOVERED IN 2 PLACES ON THE ENGINE DECK (AIRBUS PN 350A21-1239.21) JUST NEAR THE SCUPPER DRAIN HOLE. THE FIRST DAMAGE AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 0.300” LONG, 0.275”WIDE, AND 0.015” DEEP AT THE DEEPEST POINT. THE SECOND DAMAGE AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 0.250” LONG, 0.200”WIDE, AND 0.012” DEEP…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · chafedApr 28, 2020
THERE IS DAMAGE ON THE TRANSMISSION DECK FRAME JUST INBOARD OF THE SPLICE. DAMAGE MEASURES AT 0.017” IS 13MM WIDE AND 5MM LONG LOCATED AT APPROX. STA 3640, BL 210R, AND WL 1839.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · chafedApr 27, 2020
THERE IS CHAFFING ON THE R/H UPPER FORWARD SECTION OF THE X FRAME MEASURED AT .012” DEEP APPROX. 4MM WIDE AND 3 MM LONG.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine · bearing · failedApr 5, 2018
DURING DESCENT, AROUND 6500 FEET MSL, RECEIVED AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT. NOTIFIED APPROACH CONTROL. HEARD A POP FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE ENGINE SOUND, RAPID DESCENT AND LOW ROTOR HORN. LOWERED COLLECTIVE AND CAME MORE AFT CYCLIC AND ENTERED AN AUTO ASSUMING ENGINE FAILURE, NOTIFIED ATC. PERFORMED A FULL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedJun 21, 2012
AFTER ACFT ARRIVAL AT BASE, TROUBLESHOOTING AN UNRELATED DISCREPANCY. DURING WALKAROUND, FOUND A CRACK IN THE UPPER VERTICAL STABILIZER, FWD OF THE SPAR ON THE LOWER FRAME.
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