# N130AL: 2006 Eurocopter EC 130 B4, registration cancelled 2018-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Eurocopter EC 130 B4](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec-130-b4) (registry code 8680989)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2b1) (registry code 60056)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E00054EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00054EN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4054
- Year built: 2006
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 9, 2006
- Certificate issued: February 16, 2010
- Last registry action: February 14, 2012
- Mode S code: A07B3C
- Owner when cancelled: [N120ec LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/N120EC%20LLC)
- Location: [Fort Wayne, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Fort%20Wayne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1421° N, 85.2579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46818, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N130AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=130AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N130AL-2018-01-11

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Eurocopter EC 130 B4: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec-130-b4.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA053), Nov 3, 2011: Eurocopter EC 130 B4 (N130AL), Noblesville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The hard landing the pilot performed with a quartering tailwind, leading to the helicopter's rollover. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s reliance on a weather service that did not provide…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20111103025829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111103025829A), Nov 3, 2011: Eurocopter EC 130 B4 (N130AL), Noblesville, IN, Destroyed. On November 3,2011, a Eurocopter, bearing registration number N130AL departed at approximately 1715 EDT from a private heliport (1IN8) located 5 miles west of…

## Other aircraft with N130AL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N130AL): Eavision EA-J150, S/N JMZKJ150UAV602596083

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