N813AM2013 Eurocopter EC 130 T2
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply8 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
- Jul 7, 2015
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 25, 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
- 2013
- Serial number
- 7735
- 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
- AB148D
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 (8)
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 · support frame · damagedMar 16, 2026
DAMAGE TO THE LEFT EDGE FRAME AND RT EDGE FRAME, IN THE FORM OF CORROSION AND DENTS, WAS IDENTIFIED ACROSS THE ENTIRE LENGTHS OF THE OUTBOARD FACES OF THE FRAMES. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE APPROVED REPAIR/INSTALLATION PROCEDURES IS PROVIDED IN AIRBUS REPAIR DESIGN APPROVAL SHEET…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · xmsn deck · chafedMar 16, 2026
DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE TRANSMISSION DECK FWD DOUBLER AND THE AFT DOUBLER IN THE FORM OF SEVERAL CHAFE DAMAGE AREAS. THE CHAFE DAMAGE AREAS ARE ALL LOCATED UNDER THE MGB BAR FITTING INSTALLATION AREAS. THE DAMAGE AREAS ON THE FWD DOUBLER WERE WITHIN AN AREA OF 1.0” X 1.75” AND 0.019” DEEP ON…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · stator · corrodedMar 16, 2026
DURING A 12-YEAR INSPECTION, THE STATOR WAS REMOVED AND FOUND TO HAVE MULTIPLE LEGS WITH CORRODED BASES. THE DEPTH OF CORROSION VARIED FROM .020 TO .030 DEEP. PER AIRBUS TE-2026-EC130-00406, THE STATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE MG752 UNDER CRS2A6R933B.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Landing gear · landing gear · crackedMar 16, 2026
DURING INSPECTION SEVERAL COMPONENTS OF THE LANDING GEAR WERE FOUND DAMAGED BEYOND LIMITS. THE LEFT SKID (350A41-6002-0201) HAD A CRACK MEASURING 1.14''. THE RIGHT SKID (350A41-6002-0301) WAS CORRODED MEASURING TO .032'' DEEP AT ITS DEEPEST. THE FORWARD CROSSTUBE (350A41-4000-01) WAS ALSO CORRODED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedMar 16, 2026
DURING AN INSPECTION A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE TOP OF THE HORIZONAL STABILIZER MEASURING 4.25 IN LONG. THE HORIZONTAL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE MG752 UNDER CRS2A6R933B.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · bearing support · crackedJan 29, 2020
FOUND NUMBER 5 BEARING SUPPORT CRACKED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorNov 29, 2018
UPON DEPARTURE FROM BASE I TURNED ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM (ECS) TO WARM THE COCKPIT. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE ENTIRE CREW SMELLED A BURNING SMELL AND THE MEDICAL CREW IN BACK REPORTED SEEING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE ECS WAS IMMEDIATELY SECURED AND THE SMELL STARTED TO DIMINISH.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · fire warning · false activationSep 19, 2015
THE PILOT HAD JUST COMPLETED A FLIGHT & LANDED AT RECEIVING HOSPITAL, NORMAL SHUTDOWN & UNLOADED PATIENT. THE PILOT THEN POWERED UP THE ACFT TO CRANK FOR THE RETURN FLIGHT TO BASE & WHEN BATTERY POWER WAS APPLIED NOTICED THAT THE ENG FIRE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. CHECKED ENG TEMP & OPENED ENG COWL.…
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