N824MHEurocopter 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
- 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
- 4173
- 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
- AB40D2
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 (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.
- Fuselage · skin · misrepairedApr 28, 2011
DURING INSP A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED RADIATING FROM THE INSIDE LOWER AFT RT CORNER OF THE TAILBOOM TAIL CONE CUTOUT FOR THE HORIZ STABILIZER. AN OVER LYING SKIN DOUBLER WAS NOT CRACKED AND OBSCURED THE CRACK FROM EASY VIEWING. WITH THE HORIZ STABILIZER REMOVED THE CRACK WAS EASILY VIEWED FROM THE LT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Windows · windshield · crackedDec 19, 2008
WINDSCREEN FOUND CRACKED DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. A NEW WINDSCREEN WAS INSTALLED. SUGGEST THAT A FORM OF REINFORCEMENT BE ADDED TO THE WINDSCREEN EDGES OR AN ALTERNATE AND MORE FLEXIBLE ADHESIVE SYSTEM BE DEVELOPED TO ALLOW FOR PLEXIGLASS EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · latch · wornNov 17, 2008
DURING ROUTINE INSP, LATCH APPEARED LOOSE AND CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED LOCKING LATCH HINGE PINS SOCKETS AND HOOK CATCH WORN EXCESSIVELY. INSTALLED NEW LATCHES AS REQUIRED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · latch · looseNov 17, 2008
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION LATCH APPEARED LOOSE AND CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED LOCKING LATCH HINGE PINS SOCKETS AND HOOK CATCH WORN EXCESSIVELY. INSTALLED NEW LATCHES AS REQUIRED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · turbine blades · damagedSep 1, 2008
POWER CHECK WITH A HIGH TORQUE MARGIN AND OUT OF LIMIT T4 TEMP MARGIN WAS INDICATIVE OF TURBINE BLADE TIP DAMAGE VERIFYING DEFECT. ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE ASSY. THIS TURBINE RUB DEFECT HAS RECENTLY BECOME MORE PREVALENT ON THESE ENGINES. ANY CONTACT BETWEEN THE SEGMENT FACES AND THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · circuit board · failedSep 1, 2008
POSITION LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITH CIRCUIT BREAKER IN CLOSED POSITION AND NO APPARENT OPENS OR SHORTS IN THE WIRE HARNESS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PCB TRACE FOR THE POSITION LIGHT SWITCH POWER HAD MELTED MUCH AS A FUSE BLOWS. THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS PART. SUGGEST A…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ignition · exciter · failedApr 14, 2008
DURING ATTEMPTED START IGNITERS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED. RESETTING THE BREAKER FOR A GROUND TEST REVEALED NO FUNCTION. THIS PART HAS BEEN DEEMED NON REPAIRABLE BY THE ENGINE MFG. AS NO SECOND BOX IS EMBODIED REPLACEMENT OF ANY SUSPECT BOX IS PRUDENT. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ignition · exciter · failedApr 14, 2008
DURING ATTEMPTED START IGNITERS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED. RESETTING THE BREAKER FOR A GROUND TEST REVEALED AN UNEVEN IGNITER RHYTHM NO NORMALLY FOUND WITH THIS IGNITION SYSTEM, IGNITER BOX WAS CHANGED AS A PRECAUTION. THIS PART HAS BEEN DEEMED NON…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Rotor flight controls · potentiometer · defectiveNov 5, 2007
AMBER GOVERNOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT AND A FAULT CODE GENERATED INDICATING FAULT WITH COLLECTIVE LEVER VALUES BEING PROVIDED BY THE POTENTIOMETER. NEW POTENTIOMETER INSTALLED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECT NOTED. SUGGEST DIFFERENT MFG OR DESIGN BE CONSIDERED AS THIS IS A REPEATED DEFECT THAT AFFECTS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Rotor flight controls · potentiometer · crackedNov 5, 2007
AMBER GOVERNOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT AND A FAULT CODE GENERATED INDICATING FAULT WITH COLLECTIVE LEVER VALUES BEING PROVIDED BY THE POTENTIOMETER. NEW POTENTIOMETER INSTALLED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECT NOTED. SUGGEST DIFFERENT MFG OR DESIGN BE CONSIDERED AS THIS IS A REPEATED DEFECT THAT AFFECTS…
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