N818MHEurocopter EC 130 B4
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply9 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Mustang Leasing LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Henderson, NV
- Certificate issued
- Dec 28, 2006
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2029
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
- 4131
- 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
- AB282F
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 (9)
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.
- Electrical power · starter gen · shortedJul 9, 2012
DURING A ROUTINE REVENUE FLIGHT, PILOT NOTED THAT THE ACFT VEMD HAD A YELLOW BAR WARNING UNDER THE VOLTAGE INDICATION, INDICATING LOW VOLTAGE OF 24 VOLTS. ON RESET, AN INDICATION OF 250 AMPS WITH THE RED BAR WARNING. FOUND SHORTED GENERATOR WINDINGS AND AN ELECTRICAL ODOR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · hinge · crackedAug 4, 2008
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION CRACKS ON THE HINGE SURFACE RADIATE FROM MOUNTING BORES. THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS PART. SUGGEST PART BE MANUFACTURED FROM A MORE DURABLE MATERIAL SUCH AS STAINLESS STEEL OR TITANIUM. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · hinge · crackedAug 4, 2008
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION CRACKS ON THE HINGE SURFACE RADIATE FROM MOUNTING BORES. THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS PART. SUGGEST PART BE MANUFACTURED FROM A MORE DURABLE MATERIAL SUCH AS STAINLESS STEEL OR TITANIUM. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Main rotor · freq adapter · crackedJun 12, 2008
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION A CRACK WAS FOUND IN ONE FREQUENCY ADAPTERS ELASTOMER SURFACE WHICH EXCEEDS THE MM LIMITATIONS OF 10MM. A NEW KIN OF (3) ADAPTER HAS BEEN INSTALLED IAW OEM RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS ASSEMBLY. SUGGEST THAT THE MFG RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · support · crackedMay 12, 2008
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION OF THE DRIVE FLANGE A CAST PLASTIC SUPPORT BUTRESS WAS FOUND CRACKED. A NEW DRIVE FLANGE WAS INSTALLED. SUGGEST THAT THE ALTERNATE METAL DRIVE FLANGE BE USED INSTEAD OF THE PLASTIC DESIGN AS ONLY THE PLASTIC DRIVES FAIL. THE WEIGHT OF THE PART SEEMS TO BE THE MFG PRIMARY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · hinge · crackedMar 3, 2008
DURING ROUTINE 100 HR INSPECTION A CRACK WAS FOUND RADIATING HORIZONTALLY FROM THE SECOND HOLE FROM THE ONE END AND ACROSS THE CORNER OF THE FIRST HOLE ON THE OPPOSITE HINGE END WITH A TOTAL SEPARATION OF THE HINGE CORNER METAL. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Indicating and recording systems · potentiometer · inoperativeJan 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. - 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. - Fuselage · fitting · crackedNov 5, 2007
DURING ROUTINE PERIODIC INSPECTION THE UPPER RT FITTING WAS FOUND WITH 25 INCH CRACK ON ITS BOTTOM ATTACHMENT FLANGE AND THROUGH ONE OF THE 4 REINFORCEMENT RIBS. A NEW FITTING WAS MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED. THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON DEFECT THAT OFTEN REPEATS ITSELF ON AN AIRCRAFT BUT HAS BEEN…
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