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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Eurocopter
Model
EC120B
Year
2009
Serial number
1594
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
5
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet
R0001RD
Mode S code
A48D3F
Engine
Make and model
Turbomeca Arrius 2f
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
432 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2009 – 2016Department Of Homeland SecurityWashington, DC
1995 – 1999Individual ownerVan Buren, AR · different airframe: Donavan Shawn B-8m S/N 78-2-0746
1956 – 1964Civil Air Patrol INCFt Williams, ME · different airframe: Piper L-4j S/N 45-4560
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Oct 4, 2011 · Mcallen, TX
The pilot's improper use of the collective while landing, which resulted in an unrecoverable forward pitching moment. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision not to go-around.
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.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
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 · skin · chafedMay 3, 2011
DURING THE INSTALLATION OF A TAILBOOM ON THE SAME MODEL ACFT THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED FOR CRACKING IN THE LT FWD VOR ANTENNA MOUNT THE MECHANIC NOTED CHAFING ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE INNER TAIL BOOM SKIN UNDER THE WIRE HARNESSES. IN SOME CASES IT HAD PENETRATED THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND INTO THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.