N972BH1994 Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched26 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Black Mountain Aviation LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Boulder City, NV
- Certificate issued
- Oct 8, 2022
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 13, 1994
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
- Aerospatiale
- Model
- AS350 B2 ECUREUIL
- Year
- 1994
- Serial number
- 2804
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H9EU
- Mode S code
- AD8B34
Engine
- Make and model
- Turbomeca Arriel 1ser
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 681 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2022 – nowBlack Mountain Aviation LLCBoulder City, 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 (0)
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.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
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Service Difficulty Reports (26)
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 · wire · shortedNov 14, 2011
ACFT DEPARTED. APPROX 10 MINUTE INTO FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED SMALL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS A SCRATCHY INTERCOM AND VOLUME CHANGING. NOTICED RADIO, GPS, VIDEO SCREEN AND AIR CONDITIONING SYS GO OFF LINE. DID NOT NOTICE A GENERATOR LIGHT AT THIS TIME. RETURNING TO BASE NOTICED GENERATOR LIGHT AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor drive · gearbox · making metalFeb 22, 2010
DURING A TOUR FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED AIRPORT, THE MGB CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATD 3 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE CHIP PLUGS AND FOUND METAL ON LOWER PLUG. THE OIL WAS CHANGED AND THE CHIP PLUG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE MAIN GEAR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine oil · chip detector · activatedApr 25, 2006
PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, DEVIATION FROM INTENDED ROUTE OF FLIGHT, DUE TO ENGINE OIL CHIP LIGHT ANNUNCIATION. UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT. NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND NO CHIPS ON THE CHIP DETECTOR. SOME CHIPS FOUND IN OIL AND IN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Main rotor drive · gear set · corrodedMar 2, 2005
GEAR SET HAS EXCESSIVE FROSTING AND PITTING. REQUESTING WARRANTY CONSIDERATION. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine oil · connector · looseJan 3, 2001
DURING A TOUR FLIGHT WITH 4 PASSENGERS ON BOARD, PILOT NOTICED A HIGH ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE READING. HE ELECTED TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC FOUND THE SPADE CONNECTION LOOSE AND IT HAD MOISTURE ON IT. CONNECTION WAS TIGHTENED ADN MOISTURE REMOVED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor · rod · wornSep 20, 2000
PART IS WORN BEYOND LIMITS.PLEASE REPLACE BEARINGS UNDER WARRANTY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor · rod · wornSep 20, 2000
PART IS WORN BEYOND LIMITS.PLEASE REPLACE BEARINGS UNDER WARRANTY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor drive · bearing · wornOct 25, 1999
PITCH CONTROL WORN BEYOND LIMITS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · pump · malfunctionedJan 2, 1999
JANUARY 2, 1999, AT APX 16:30 HOURS, WHILE ON A ROUTINE SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT, PILOT EXPERIENCED A FUEL FILTER CAUTION LIGHT. COLLECTIVE MOVEMENTS CREATED FLUCTUATIONS IN FUEL PRESSURE AND NO ROTOR RPM DROOP. PILOT LANDED AT BEST SITE AVAILABLE AT MAUNA KEA RESORT HELIPAD WITHIN TEN MINUTES OF LIGHT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor · bearing · wornNov 7, 1998
BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS AND TORN. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 26 reports.
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