# N133GC: Eurocopter EC 130 B4, registration cancelled 2014-11-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 6, 2014
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Eurocopter EC 130 B4](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec-130-b4) (registry code 8680989)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3883
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 4, 2005
- Last registry action: February 14, 2012
- Mode S code: A086EF
- Owner when cancelled: [Zuni LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZUNI%20LLC)
- 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/N133GC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=133GC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N133GC-2014-11-06

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

## Service difficulty reports (7)

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

- [SDR PG9A115818](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PG9A115818), May 8, 2007: POTENTIOMETER. MALFUNCTIONED. FAIL CODE 122 DISPLAYED ON VEMD AFTER FLIGHT. REPLACED COLLECTIVE PITCH POTENTIOMETER.
- [SDR PG9A115817](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PG9A115817), May 8, 2007: POTENTIOMETER. MALFUNCTIONED. FAIL CODE 122 DISPLAYED ON VEMD AFTER FLIGHT. REPLACED COLLECTIVE PITCH POTENTIOMETER.
- [SDR PG9A115816](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PG9A115816), Apr 21, 2007: SWIRLPLATE. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION FOUND CRACKS AROUND THE BOLTS IN THE SWIRL PLATE EXTENDING TO THE FOURTH ROW OF HOLES. ONE OF WHICH HAD TWO CRACKS INTERSECTING WITH EACH OTHE
- [SDR PG9A115815](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PG9A115815), Dec 1, 2006: FREQ ADAPTER. CRACKED. DURING THE DAILY INSPECTION, FOUND A VERTICLE CRACK EXTENDING UP FROM THE LOWER HOLE ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE ADAPTER. INSTALLED 3 NEW ADAPTERS.
- [SDR PG9A109423](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PG9A109423), May 30, 2006: STARFLEX. MISSING. PART OF SEALANT BEAD AROUND END BUSH MISSING, REPLACED STARFLEX.
- [SDR PG9A109425](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PG9A109425), May 27, 2006: STARTER GEN. NOISY. PILOT REPORTED A HIGH FREQ BUZ IN THE HEADSETS/ REPLACED STARTER GEN.
- [SDR PG9A108751](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PG9A108751), Apr 15, 2006: CLOCK. INOPERATIVE. CLOCK INOPERATIVE, REPLACED CLOCK.

## 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 WPR14LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA084), Jan 1, 2014: Eurocopter EC 130 B4 (N133GC), Boulder City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the noncertificated maintenance technician’s failure to properly tighten and safety wire a B-nut fitting. Contributing to the accident was…

## 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 20140101000299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140101000299A), Jan 1, 2014: Eurocopter EC 130 B4 (N133GC), Boulder City, NV, Substantial damage. On January 1, 2014 at approximately 2255Z, an American Eurocopter EC-130-B4 helicopter, N133GC, operated by papillon airways inc. (PG9A), departed the Boulder…

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