N814MHEurocopter EC 130 B4
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply6 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Airstar Leasing LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Henderson, NV
- Certificate issued
- Sep 11, 2008
- Expires
- Apr 30, 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
- 4020
- 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
- AB1953
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- 2008 – nowAirstar Leasing LLCHenderson, NV · 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 (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 (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.
- Main rotor · bushing · looseAug 4, 2008
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION A STAR ARM END BUSHING WAS FOUND LOOSE. STARFLEX REMOVED FOR REPAIR AND SERVICEABLE STARFLEX INSTALLED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE RECENTLY FOR THIS PART SUSPECT THAT AN ADHESIVE FAILURE IS THE PROBLEM THAT MAY BE HEAT RELATED. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Rotor flight controls · potentiometer · failedMay 12, 2008
A FAULT CODE WAS GENERATED ON SHUTDOWN INDICATING A DEFECT OF COLLECTIVE POTENTIOMETER. A NEW PART WAS INSTALLED, NO FURTHER FAULT WAS DETECTED. THIS IS RECURRING FAILURE FOR THIS PART WHICH HAS EFFECTED DISPATCH RELIABILITY FOR THIS MODEL HELICOPTER. SUGGEST AN ALTERATION OF FAULT SENSING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine oil · fan · failedOct 30, 2007
FAN ASSY HAD 3 BLADES MISSING CORNERS WITH 1 BLADE MISSING 40 PERCENT OF ITS DIMENSIONS. NEW FAN ASSY INSTALLED. INITIAL BLADE FAILURE SEEMED TO BE A MATERIAL FAILURE NOT CAUSED BY AN IMPACT. THIS TYPE DEFECT IS PRETTY RARE. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine · magnetic seal · leakingOct 30, 2007
SEAL LEAKAGE WAS NOTED TO BE INCREASING OVER TIME AND SEAL WAS CHANGED WHEN OIL BEGAN ACCUMULATING ON THE ENGINE DECK FOLLOWING A DAYS WORTH OF FLIGHTS. THIS SEAL WAS A HISTORY OF LEAK DEVELOPMENT AND USUALLY WILL BE CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ENGINE REACHES ITS NORMAL OVERHAUL INTERVAL. IN SOME…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor · blade · failedSep 19, 2007
IB SURFACE ADJACENT TO PITCH HORN WORN BEYOND LIMITS DUE TO "TT" STRAP FAILURE, OB LAMINATE OF 20/21 PLATES BREAKS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN STRAPS BREAK INTO 2 PIECES AND BROKEN ENDS VIBRATES LIKE A REED, BEYOND THE HEAT SHRINK. SUGGEST MFG THICKENS OB PLATES OR ALTERS DESIGN OR USES LONGER HEAT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · pulley · wornJul 21, 2006
ON INSP, QUITE A BIT OF DARK DUST HAD ACCUMULATED UNDER HYD PUMP DRV ASSY MOUNTING, THOUGHT TO BE ROTOR BRAKE DUST ACCUMULATION. DRV PULLEY APPEARED TO BE CORRECTLY ALIGNED, UPON LOOSENING, PULLEY WAS FOUND TO WOBBLE LIKE A U-JOINT. UPON TEARDOWN, FOUND CTR SHAFT ON PULLEY WHERE INNER RACE OF BRG…
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