N817MHEurocopter EC 130 B4
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply10 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Mustang Leasing LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Henderson, NV
- Certificate issued
- Nov 29, 2006
- Expires
- Oct 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
- 4125
- 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
- AB2478
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- 2006 – 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 (10)
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 · bearing · failedJan 18, 2013
ON SHORT FINAL TO LANDING, ACFT CAUTION WARNING PANEL ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN NORMALLY, INSPECTION OF THE CHIP DETECTORS, METAL WAS FOUND THAT APPEARED TO BE MORE THAN TYPICAL. CLEANED THE CHIP PLUGS, A 10 MINUTE PENALTY GROUND RUN WAS PERFORMED. RECHECKED CHIP PLUGS ON…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · spar · crackedFeb 10, 2009
DURING REPAIR OF ADJACENT TAILCONE SKIN CRACKS A DETAILED VISUAL INSP OF THE UPPER RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SPAR REVEALED A CRACK RADIATING FROM A SINGLE STABILIZER ATTACHMENT FITTING, ATTACHMENT BORE AROUND THE SPAR'S FLANGE RADIUS AND ENDING AT A RIVET BORE UNDER THE TAIL CONE SKIN. OVERALL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedFeb 10, 2009
TAILBOOM CONE SKIN AND SKIN DOUBLER CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE 100 HOUR INTERVAL IMPS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE RT, AFT, LWR HORIZONTAL STABILIZER'S TAILBOOM THROUGH MOUNT CUTOUT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · light · inoperativeSep 1, 2008
NAV LIGHT ASSY, FOUND INOPERATIVE DURING ROUTINE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, INSTALLED NEW REPLACEMENT, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS CORRECT. THIS PART HAS HAD VIBRATION RELATED FAILURES IN OUT FLEET ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fairing · crackedSep 1, 2008
FOUND CRACKS RADIATING FROM A SINGLE SCREW BORE DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION. INSTALLED NEWLY REPAIRED AND PAINTED ASSY. FOLLOWING DOUBLER INSTALLATION AT SCREW BORE POSITIONS. THIS PART HAS HAD A HISTORY OF SIMILAR CRACK DEVELOPMENT UNTIL DOUBLERS WERE APPLIED. CURRENTLY NEW ACFT ARE DELIVERED FROM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · hinge · crackedMay 6, 2008
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, HINGE WAS FOUND CRACKED THROUGH A SCREW MOUNTING BORE TO THE METALS EDGE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS PART. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · hinge · crackedMar 24, 2008
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE HINGE MOUNTING FLANGE RADIATING FROM THE OUTERMOST LT ATTACHMENT SCREW BORE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS PART. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · freq adapter · crackedFeb 4, 2008
DURING ROUTINE 100 HOUR INSPECTION, A CRACK IN THE BLUE BLADE ELASTOMER WAS FOUND ON THE T/E LWR IB SURFACE RADIATING FROM THE INSPECTION BORE. THIS CRACK HAD REACHED THE MM LIMITATION OF 10MM IN TOTAL LENGTH. THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE FOR A PART WITH A NEWLY PUBLISHED 20000 HOUR LIVE LIMIT.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · hinge · crackedFeb 4, 2008
DURING ROUTINE 100 HOUR INSP, A CRACK IN THE HINGE OF THE ENGINE FAIRING WAS FOUND RADIATING FROM THE 2ND HOLE FROM ONE END OF THE HINGE WITH THE CORNER HAVING SEPARATED FROM THE HINGE FROM CRACKS EMANATING FROM THE 1ST HOLE. THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS PART. THE SURFACE UNDER THE HINGE IS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor drive · blower motor · seizedSep 19, 2007
PILOT REPORTED BLOWER VERY NOISY/GROWLS IN OPERATION. CLOSER EXAMINATION REVEALED VERY ROUGH SHAFT BEARING. A NEW REPLACEMENT MOTOR WAS INSTALLED. THIS BLOWER MOTOR IS USUALLY VERY RELIABLE IF A BIT NOISY IN NORMAL OPERATION. LIKELY CAUSE IS POOR QUALITY OR INSUFFICIENT GREASING OF THE BEARINGS BY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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