N741AC2014 Eurocopter EC 130 T2
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply6 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Certificate issued
- May 28, 2015
- Expires
- May 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 7, 2014
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 T2
- Year
- 2014
- Serial number
- 7845
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 8
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H9EU
- Mode S code
- A9F644
Engine
- Make and model
- Turbomeca Arriel 2d
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 802 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2015 – nowAir Methods LLCGreenwood Village, CO · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 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 (3)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-22-03 | Turbine section | Dec 26, 2023 | Engine (ARRIEL 2D) |
| 2016-25-13 | Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Formerly Turbomeca S.A.) Turboshaft Engines | Feb 3, 2017 | Engine (ARRIEL 2D)Only with: Engine accessory gearbox (AGB) P/N 0292120650 with a machined front casing installed. |
| 2013-22-22 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Dec 20, 2013 | Engine (ARRIEL 2D) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (6)
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 · frame · corrodedAug 14, 2026
CORROSION ON THE COLLECTIVE SPLIT FRAME ON FWD AND AFT SIDE OF OPENING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · crossbeam · chafedAug 13, 2026
GOUGE/CHAFE DAMAGE TO THE AFT LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT FWD CROSSBEAM AND SUPPORT ANGLE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · rib · chafedAug 13, 2026
CHAFE DAMAGE ON BL 1263 RIB ON RH SIDE OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Air conditioning and pressurization · fan · damagedFeb 25, 2025
AFTER LIFTING GENESIS EAST MED CENTER AND HEADING TO IOWA CITY. THE AV FAN CAME ON FOLLOWED BY A STRONG BURNING SMELL. FOUND INOP AVIONICS FAN RIGHT SIDE UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · unknownSep 26, 2023
COLLECTIVE APPLICATION DURING TAKEOFF CREW NOTICE A SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN AC BELT BURNING, RETURNED TO PAD SHUT DOWN, WENT BACK TO TRANSMISSION AND NOTICED THE AC BELT WAS STILL INTACT. CALLED MX, MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED AND SMELLED AREAS IN COCKPIT, AND AROUND HELICOPTER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Indicating and recording systems · warning light · false indicationJul 5, 2022
ARRIVED AT HANGAR. DISCREPANCY IN LOGBOOK STATES "FLICKERING YELLOW GOV LIGHT". TURNED ON AIRCRAFT POWER, NORMAL OPERATION WAS OBSERVED. GROUND RUN AIRCRAFT, NORMAL OPERATION WAS OBSERVED. COMPLETED AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT, NORMAL OPERATION WAS OBSERVED. SUSPECT EXTREME HOT AND HUMID…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026