N816MHEurocopter 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
- Mustang Leasing LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Henderson, NV
- Certificate issued
- Oct 2, 2008
- Expires
- Jul 31, 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
- 4038
- 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
- AB20C1
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 – nowMustang 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.
- Ignition · exciter · inoperativeSep 1, 2008
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION THE LT POSITION IGNITER WOULD NOT FIRE. SWAP OF BOX OUTPUT FEEDS TO THE IGNITERS VERIFIED THE BOX CIRCUIT WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS BOX GAVE GOOD SERVICE BUT SEVERAL OTHER HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH LOW SERVICE HOURS THESE BOXES ARE NON-REPAIRABLE. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · bracket · crackedSep 1, 2008
FOUND CRACKED DURING ROUTINE PERIODIC INSPECTION. INSTALLED NEW BRACKET AS REQUIRED. (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.
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- Fuselage · fitting · crackedMay 12, 2008
CRACK DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE INSP 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 MFG FROM A MORE DURABLE MATERIAL SUCH AS TITANIUM OR SS. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · crackedApr 14, 2008
CRACK FOUND DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION ON THE MOUNTING FLANGE SURFACE RADIATING FROM A MOUNTING BORE AND TO THE EDGE OF THE FLANGE. A NEW FITTING WAS MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · light · failedApr 14, 2008
DURING PREFLIGHT INSP, ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED. RESETTING THE BREAKER FOR A GROUND TEST REVEALED NO FUNCTION. THIS PART HAS BEEN DEEMED NOT REPAIRABLE BY THE AIRFRAME MFG. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · wire · shortedApr 14, 2008
DURING PREFLIGHT INSP POSITION LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED. A SHORT WAS LOCATED IN THE TAIL POSITION LIGHT WIRING AND A REPAIR EMBODIED. RESETTING THE BREAKER FOR A GROUND TEST REVEALED NO FUNCTION FOLLOWING WIRING REPAIR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION…
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 AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE FLANGE. PART WAS REMOVED IN TWO PIECES. A NEW FITTING WAS MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · b-nut · leakingNov 5, 2007
HOSE FOUND TO BE LEAKING NOT FROM THE B-NUT BUT A THE FITTING JUNCTION WITH THE HOSE MATERIAL. NEW REPLACEMENT HOSE INSTALLED AND NO FURTHER LEAKAGE NOTED. IN 55,000 FLIGHT HOURS THIS IS THE ONLY PROBLEM WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS HOSE. LEAK WAS CONSIDERED MINOR. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · freq adapter · failedOct 10, 2007
DURING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION PILOT, DISCOVERED ONE FREQUENCY ADAPTER WITH A 20MM CRACK IN THE ELASTOMER. MM LIMITATION IS 10MM. THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE WHICH OCCURS AT HALF LIFE OR LESS FOR THIS PART WITH A 3000 HOUR SERVICE LIFE LIMIT. THE OLDER PN ELASTOMER FOR MOLD RARELY FAILED. SUGGEST…
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