- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Location
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 7203
- Year built
- 2011
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- July 11, 2011
- Certificate issued
- August 13, 2022
- Expires
- August 31, 2029
- Mode S code
- A2718B
American Eurocopter AS350B3TCDS H9EUAirframe · American Eurocopter AS350B3TCDS E00054ENEngine · Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 98
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
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| 2014 | 7 |
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| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 |
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| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 10 |
Airframe · American Eurocopter AS350B3
AD 2026-20-03Placards and MarkingsAD 2026-16-01Main rotor driveAD 2026-14-02Indication/Recording SystemInformation bulletins that may apply · 9
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · American Eurocopter AS350B3
SAIB AIR-21-13Engine Emergency Shutdown SystemSAIB SW-17-23R2Fuel SystemSAIB SW-15-20Air Conditioning System WiringSAIB SW-15-04Cabin Ventilation Air Scoop DrainingSAIB SW-12-45Garmin Model 400W/500W Series GPS-WAAS Navigation SystemSAIB SW-11-07Star Flex Arm Failures on Eurocopter France Model AS350, AS355, and EC130 HelicoptersSAIB SW-07-22R1Serrated lock washersSAIB SW-07-13Oxygen Reserve CylinderSAIB SW-06-48 corrected 07/20/2006Historical bulletins · 2
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N257AMMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on American Eurocopter AS350B3 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N257AMMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on American Eurocopter AS350B3 aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 7
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR QMLA2024062820077Belt · failedNIGHT FLIGHT AS PILOT DROPPED OFF PATIENT AT EL PASO UMC HOSPITAL. CREW AND PILOT RETURNED TO BASE IN-FLIGHT, OVER DONA ANA AIRPORT CREW SMELLED SMOKE IN COCKPIT PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT DONA ANA AIRPORT. PILOT OPENED SIDE COWLINGS TO FIND AIR CONDITSDR 2A6D20230309002Floor Support · corrodedCORROSION WAS NOTED ON THE LH SIDE OF THE CABIN FLOOR EDGE.SDR 2A6D20230309001Frame · chafedDAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE RH X-FRAME (PN: 350A21-1051.21) IN THE FORM OF A CHAFE LOCATED AT THE AFT VERTICAL FLANGE OF THE X FRAME. THE CHAFE WAS REPORTED TO BE 0.30” X 0.20” AND 0.05” DEEP.SDR QMLA2019121751998Warning Bell · false activationPILOTS REPORT: JUST PRIOR TO LANDING, A WARNING SYSTEM AUDIO “GONG” WENT OFF IN THE PILOTS HEADSET WITH NO ASSOCIATED LIGHT ON CAUTION & WARNING PANEL. WITHIN 4 SECONDS, 2 MORE WARNING AUDIO ALARMS WITH NO ASSOCIATED LIGHT FOLLOWED BY A 5TH AUDIO ALARM WITH ASDR QMLA2015052915044Fire Detector · false activation5 MILES SOUTH OF AIRPORT, THE ENG FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR 2 - 3 SECONDS. CONTINUED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AREA SOUTH HAD NO SUITABLE LANDING AREAS & THE ENG FIRE REMAINED OFF FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT. NO FURTHER ISSUES WITH THE ACFT WERE NSDR QMLA2013041313052Warning Light · false activationDURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT THE PILOT RECEIVED AN AUDIBLE GONG INDICATION. APPROX 10 SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE FIRE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE CAUTION WARNING PANEL. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT OBSERVED THAT ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE WITHINSDR QMLA2013012913018Warning Message · illuminatedTEN MINUTES INTO A FLIGHT, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE ENTERED YELLOW AREA. SLIGHTLY LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE TO RELIEVE PRESSURE. NEEDLE CONTINUED TO CLIMB AND PROCEEDED INTO RED. SHORTLY AFTER REACHING MAXIMUM INDICATION AVAILABLE ON THE GAUGE, GAUGE DISSAPPEARED
STCs that may be installed · 401
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
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Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N257AM before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.