N552AC2014 Eurocopter EC 225 LP
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198213 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Vertical Aviation No 1 LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Miami, FL
- Certificate issued
- Apr 2, 2018
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 20, 2019
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 225 LP
- Year
- 2014
- Serial number
- 2876
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 23
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H4EU
- Mode S code
- A706DC
Engine
- Make and model
- Turbomeca Makila 2a1
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 1746 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2018 – nowVertical Aviation No 1 LLCMiami, FL · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-26-14 | Airbus Helicopters | Feb 9, 2022 | Airframe (EC 225 LP)Only with: Helicopters equipped with extended aluminum splices on frame 5295 installed per AH MOD 0726517, EC SB AS332 53.01.52 or EC225 SB 53-003, or specified AH repair designs, except those embodying AH MOD 0728463 or the specified SBs/repair designs. |
| 2016-12-06 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Jul 22, 2016 | Engine (MAKILA 2A1)Only with: High-pressure gas generator module (M03) with modification TU 52 installed. |
| 2016-06-09 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Apr 6, 2016 | Engine (MAKILA 2A1)Only with: Engines that have incorporated Turbomeca S.A. Service Bulletin No. 298 79 2831, Version B, dated November 13, 2015, or earlier. |
| 2014-16-15 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Sep 19, 2014 | Engine (MAKILA 2A1)Only with: HP fuel pump P/N 0 298 91 806 0 or P/N 0 298 91 805 0 installed, without Turbomeca modification TU 59 incorporated. |
| 2014-02-09 | Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Helicopters | Feb 24, 2014 | Airframe (EC 225 LP)Only with: EC225LP with emergency flotation gear installed; AS332L1 with emergency flotation gear with Eurocopter Modification OP26277 installed. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-26-11 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | Feb 18, 2014 | Airframe (EC 225 LP)Only with: Main rotor hub assembly with rotating swashplate P/N 332A31-3074-00 or 332A31-3076-00 and stationary swashplate P/N 332A31-3079-00 or 332A31-3079-01 installed. |
| 2013-24-19 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | Jan 24, 2014 | Airframe (EC 225 LP)Only with: Helicopters that have never undergone a window-jettison test. |
| 2013-23-11 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | Dec 30, 2013 | Airframe (EC 225 LP) |
| 2013-22-17 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | Dec 9, 2013 | Airframe (EC 225 LP)Only with: Intermediate gearbox (IGB) fairing P/N 332A24-0303-0501, 332A24-0303-0601, 332A081391.00, or 332A081391.01 installed. |
| 2013-07-06 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | May 6, 2013 | Airframe (EC 225 LP) |
| 2012-21-09 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | Nov 7, 2012 | Airframe (EC 225 LP)Only with: Epicyclic module P/N 332A32-5021-00 or 332A32-5021-01 installed. |
| 2011-20-05 | Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model EC225LP Helicopters | Nov 14, 2011 | Airframe (EC 225 LP)Only with: Applies to helicopters not modified in accordance with Eurocopter Modification (MOD) 0743718. |
| 2011-21-11 | Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model EC225LP Helicopters | Nov 14, 2011 | Airframe (EC 225 LP)Only with: Airworthiness certificate issued before December 15, 2009, with FISHER H140 pilot and co-pilot seats P/N 052010032000D61091, Eurocopter P/N 704A41120116, or Eurocopter co-pilot seat P/N 332V08-0180-00 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 (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.
- Tail rotor · dampener · brokenJul 23, 2025
DURING A ROTOR TRACK AND BALANCE FLIGHT, THERE WAS AN ISSUE. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE FINAL MCP TRACKING STAGE, A MODERATE TO SEVERE VIBRATION WAS FELT THROUGHOUT THE AIRFRAME. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN IMMEDIATELY TO THE SHIP'S DECK, AT WHICH POINT THE AIRCRAFT SHUT DOWN. DURING THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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