# N130PH: 2003 Eurocopter EC 130 B4, registration cancelled 2018-02-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 5, 2018
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 3670
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 2003
- Certificate issued: August 11, 2014
- Last registry action: April 24, 2017
- Mode S code: A07C7E
- Owner when cancelled: [Papillon Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAPILLON%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Kirkland, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kirkland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7158° N, 122.2137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98034, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N130PH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=130PH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N130PH-2018-02-05

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## Service difficulty reports (10)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR PG9A2013F00044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PG9A2013F00044), Jan 30, 2013: WIRE HARNESS. CHAFED. PILOT REPORTED, AFTER DEPARTING, TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN ON AND WHEN IN CRUISE HE NOTICED A SPARK FALL FROM UNDERNEATH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEXT TO THE 
- [SDR PG92011F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PG92011F00000), Mar 16, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. ON 3-14-11 DURING A PREFLIGHT INSP BY PILOT, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE TAILBOOM SKIN ON THE RT SIDE WHERE THE HORIZ STABILIZER MOUNTS AFT LOWER CORNER. THE 
- [SDR PG9R118892](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PG9R118892), Feb 2, 2004: TUBE. CRACKED. TUBE OIL AIR VENT CRACKED. (RMA NR R046856)
- [SDR PG9R117580A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PG9R117580A), Jan 19, 2004: FITTING. CRACKED. FORWARD FITTINGS CRACKED. (RMA NR R046607)
- [SDR PG9A117580](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PG9A117580), Jan 19, 2004: FITTING. CRACKED. REAR FITTINGS CRACKED. (RMA NR R046607)
- [SDR PG92004F00009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PG92004F00009), Nov 10, 2003: SPACER. SEIZED. SPACER SEIZED IN BUSHING. (RMA NR R045786)
- [SDR PG92004F00008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PG92004F00008), Nov 10, 2003: BUSHING. SEIZED. SCISSOR LINK HAS A SEIZED BUSHING. (RMA NR R045786) (K)
- [SDR PG92004F00010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PG92004F00010), Nov 2, 2003: WINDSHIELD. CRACKED. WINDSHIELD CRACKED. (RMA NR 045563) (K)
- [SDR PG9A118870](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PG9A118870), Sep 25, 2003: STARTER GEN. FAILED. (STARTER GENERATOR) UNIT FAILED, REMOVED AND REPLACED.(K)
- [SDR PG9A118859](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PG9A118859), Jul 13, 2003: STROBE. FAILED. (STROBE UNIT) UNIT FAILED WITH 37 HOURS TOTAL TIME.(K)

## 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 WPR13LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA266), Jun 8, 2013: Eurocopter EC 130 B4 (N130PH), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of throttle control movement during a practice autorotation that was planned to terminate with a power recovery for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did…

## 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 20130608014939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130608014939A), Jun 8, 2013: Eurocopter EC 130 B4 (N130PH), Valle, AZ, Substantial damage. According to the company instructor he had demonstrated a simulated engine failure with an intended power recovery. This procedure involved rolling the…

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