Aircraft record

N488FS2000 Eurocopter France EC120B

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 10, 2011.

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198221 ADs may apply

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Gallatin, TN; owner city / state
Engine: ARRIUS 2F · 432 hp; Turbomeca
Owners: 1; since 2009
NTSB events: None; since 1982
ADs may apply: 21; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Flight Solutions INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Gallatin, TN
Certificate issued: Dec 21, 2009
Canceled: Jan 10, 2011
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Jan 17, 2002

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Eurocopter France
Model: EC120B
Year: 2000
Serial number: 1181
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: A606DF

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 – 2011Flight Solutions INCGallatin, TN

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 (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (21)

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
2025-05-12	Airbus Helicopters (Type Certificate Previously Held by Eurocopter France)	May 8, 2025	Airframe (EC120B)
2017-26-04	Airbus Helicopters (Previously Eurocopter France)	Jan 24, 2018	Airframe (EC120B)Only with: Lighting and Ancillary Control Unit (LACU) P/N 040101AB or 040101BA with float arm pushbutton P/N 045004A111A installed.
2016-12-13	Airbus Helicopters (Previously Eurocopter France) Helicopters	Jul 27, 2016	Airframe (EC120B)Only with: Engine-to-main gearbox coupling tube assembly P/N C631A1101101 or C631A1002101 installed.
2015-26-04	Airbus Helicopters (Previously Eurocopter France)	Feb 4, 2016	Airframe (EC120B)Certain serial numbers: EC120B 1001–1278
2015-10-07	Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines	Jun 12, 2015	Engine (ARRIUS 2F)

Show all 21 ADs

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2014-12-12	Airbus Helicopters (Previously Eurocopter France) Helicopters	Aug 4, 2014	Airframe (EC120B)Certain serial numbers: EC120B …–1367. Only with: EC120B with sliding door P/N C526A2370101 installed; EC130B4 with sliding door P/N C526S1101051 installed; except helicopters with modification 07 3796 or 07 2921 installed.
2013-16-19	Eurocopter France Helicopters	Sep 27, 2013	Airframe (EC120B)Only with: EC120B with LH emergency flotation gear P/N 215674-0, -1, or -2 fitted with float P/N 215481-0, or RH gear P/N 215675-0, -1, or -2 fitted with float P/N 215482-0; EC130B4 with LH gear P/N 217227-0 fitted with float P/N 217174-0, or RH gear P/N 217228-0 fitted with float P/N 217195-0.
2013-11-09	Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines	Jul 5, 2013	Engine (ARRIUS 2F)
2012-07-09	Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines	May 24, 2012	Engine (ARRIUS 2F)Only with: Right-hand (RH) rear half-wall, P/N 0319 99 824 0, installed.
2011-21-18	Eurocopter France Model EC 120B Helicopters	Dec 20, 2011	Airframe (EC120B)Certain serial numbers: EC 120B …–1385. Only with: Thrust washer P/N C671A1006201 installed on the pilot cyclic control stick friction device and pilot cyclic stick P/N C671A1007101, C671A1007102, or C671A1003102 installed.
2011-17-13	Eurocopter France (ECF) Model EC120B Helicopters	Sep 12, 2011	Airframe (EC120B)Certain serial numbers: EC120B 1500; EC120B 1511–1630; EC120B 1632; EC120B 1634; EC120B 1636
2009-14-01	Turbomeca S.A. Arrius 2F Turboshaft Engines	Aug 3, 2009	Engine (ARRIUS 2F)Only with: Engines that have not incorporated modification Tf75.
2008-13-27	Turbomeca S.A. Arrius 2F Turboshaft Engines	Aug 6, 2008	Engine (ARRIUS 2F)Only with: Engines that have not incorporated Turbomeca Modification Tf 12A.
2007-11-06	Turbomeca Arrius 2F Turboshaft Engines	Jun 26, 2007	Engine (ARRIUS 2F)Only with: Engines with fuel control units (FCUs) not incorporating modification Tf 55.
2005-17-15	Turbomeca Arrius 2F Turboshaft Engines	Sep 12, 2005	Engine (ARRIUS 2F)
2005-17-17	Turbomeca S.A. Arrius 2F Turboshaft Engines	Sep 12, 2005	Engine (ARRIUS 2F)
2005-09-05	Eurocopter France Model EC120 Helicopters	Jun 13, 2005	Airframe (EC120B)Certain serial numbers: EC120B …–1362
2003-22-10	Eurocopter France Model EC120B Helicopters	Dec 10, 2003	Airframe (EC120B)
2003-08-04	Eurocopter France Model EC120B Helicopters	May 22, 2003	Airframe (EC120B)Certain serial numbers: EC120B 1001–1029
2002-15-08	Eurocopter France Model EC120B, EC 155B, SA330F, SA330G, SA330J, AS332C, AS332L…	Sep 6, 2002	Airframe (EC120B)Only with: SIREN load release unit (cargo hook) P/N AS21-5-1 through AS21-5-7 with cargo hook serial number less than 415 installed.
2001-24-08	Eurocopter France Model EC 120 Helicopters	Jan 7, 2002	Airframe (EC120B)Certain serial numbers: EC120B …–1169. Only with: With a cabin sliding door rail, part number C533C8102201, C533C8102202, C533C8103201, or C533C8103202, installed.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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