# N453AE: 2001 Eurocopter EC 130 B4, registration cancelled 2014-11-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 25, 2014
- 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: 3487
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 2002
- Certificate issued: February 15, 2002
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A57D46
- Owner when cancelled: [Meridian Consulting Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERIDIAN%20CONSULTING%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Linden, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Linden)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6247° N, 74.2394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07036, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N453AE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=453AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N453AE-2014-11-25

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 (1)

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

- [SDR MHIA097927](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MHIA097927), Nov 2, 2004: DRIVE SHAFT. BENT. SHAFT WOULD NOT BALANCE BELOW 3IPS, CHECKED ON FLAT PLATE, CENTER TUBE BENT. REPLACED SHAFT.

## 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 MIA07FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07FA116), Jul 7, 2007: Eurocopter EC 130 B4 (N453AE), New York, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue fracture and in-flight separation of a 20-inch section of the blue composite main rotor blade trailing edge, aft of the spar, due to inadequate manufacture, and the manufacturer’s…

## 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 20070707014989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070707014989A), Jul 7, 2007: Urocop EC130B4 (N453AE), Hudson River, Substantial damage. (-23) On base final to the west 30th street heliport (jra) over the Hudson River in NY, during a sight-seeing tour with seven passengers onboard, pilot…

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