N812MHEurocopter EC 130 B4
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply12 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Airstar Leasing LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Henderson, NV
- Certificate issued
- Feb 17, 2015
- Expires
- Feb 29, 2028
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 B4
- Serial number
- 3956
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H9EU
- Mode S code
- AB11E5
Engine
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2015 – nowAirstar Leasing LLCHenderson, NV · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 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 (1)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-07 | Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model EC130 B4 Helicopters | Apr 6, 2011 | Airframe (EC 130 B4)Only with: Flotation gear unit "1G" (1G unit), P/N 350A63256300, 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 (12)
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.
- Engine · engine · making metalAug 4, 2008
PRIOR TO OPS CHECK, FLIGHT TAKEOFF ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT WAS ABORTED. ALL DEFECTIVE INSPECTED AND METAL RECEIVED. RUNS COMPLETED. NO LIGHT . EVEN THOUGH FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL PENALTY RUNS AND NO LIGHT AFTER 1.5 HOURS OF FLIGHT CHECK IT WAS APPARENT THAT METAL WAS CONTINUED TO BE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · crackedMay 12, 2008
CRACK DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION ON FITTING FLANGE AND GOING THROUGH AN ATTACHMENT BORE. A NEW FITTING WAS MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS PART. SUGGEST THIS PART BE MANUFACTURED FROM A MORE DURABLE MATERIAL SUCH AS TITANIUM OR STAINLESS STEEL. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · magnetic seal · leakingMay 12, 2008
SHORTLY AFTER ENGINE OVERHAUL WAS COMPLETED AND ENGINE RETURNED TO FLIGHT STATUS THE POWERSHAFT SEAL BEGAN TO WEEP AND PROGRESSIVELY THE WEEP BECAME A LEAK. A NEW SEAL WAS INSTALLED AND NO FURTHER LEAKAGE WAS NOTED. SUGGEST IMPROVED QUALITY CONTROL FOR THESE SEALS BEFORE INSTALLATION MAY BE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Rotor flight controls · potentiometer · defectiveApr 14, 2008
PILOT REPORTS HAVING AN AMBER GOVERNOR LIGHT IN FLIGHT. UPON AC SHUTDOWN, A FAILURE CODE WAS GENERATED INDICATING THE COLLECTIVE POTENTIOMETER WAS DEFECTIVE. A NEW PART WAS INSTALLED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECT REPORTED. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THIS PART THAT HAS EFFECTED THE DISPATCH…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Starting · bracket · crackedMar 24, 2008
FOUND CRACKED DURING ROUTINE 100 HOUR INSPECTION. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS PART. SUGGEST A MORE ROBUST MATERIAL SUCH AS SS BE UTILIZED TO REDUCE THE CRACKING OR PERHAPS A MACHINED PART. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · crackedMar 3, 2008
CRACK FOUND DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION RADIATING FROM A SCREW HOLE TO THE EDGE OF THE MACHINED FLANGE. A NEW FITTING WAS MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · crackedJan 8, 2008
CRACK FOUND DURING ROUTINE INSP RADIATING FROM A SCREW HOLE ON MOUNTING FLANGE SURFACE AND ONTO REINFORCEMENT RIB SURFACE. A NEW FITTING HAS BEEN MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Indicating and recording systems · potentiometer · failedJan 8, 2008
PILOT REPORTS AMBER GOVERNOR LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. NO FAULT CODE WAS GENERATED INDICATING A POTENTIOMETER DEFECT HOWEVER CIRCUMSTANCES REPORTED POINTED TO THIS. A NEW POTENTIOMETER HAS BEEN INSTALLED. PROBLEM FIXED THIS PART HAS LASTED MUCH LONGER THAN TYPICAL THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · support · looseOct 30, 2007
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE TOP OF THE FLAP DOOR WAS EXCESSIVELY LOOSE. CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE DOOR’S ATTACHMENT HARDWARE HAD LOOSENED ALLOWING THE FITTING TO WEAR AROUND THE SCREW AND ULTIMATELY BREAK THROUGH THE METAL FLANGE EDGE. A SERVICEABLE PART WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · cover · crackedOct 30, 2007
THIS PART WAS FOUND CRACKED DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION. THE CRACK ALWAYS OCCURS IN THE RADIUS OF THE LOWER IB CORNER FLANGE ALMOST ALL OF THESE SPRING COVERS WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST FEW THOUSAND FLIGHT HOURS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE MFG HAS BEEN ASKED TO CHANGE THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 12 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026