Turbine helicopter

N118MB

2002 Eurocopter AS 350B-3 Turbine Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2002
Serial
3535
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mountain Air Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Dover, DE
2002 Eurocopter AS 350B-3 Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Eurocopter AS 350B-3 Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N118MB.
Registration record

N118MB on the FAA register

Type
2002 Eurocopter AS 350B-3 Turbine Helicopters (FAA: Eurocopter AS 350 B3)
Serial
3535
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Registered owner
Mountain Air Helicopters Inc
Dover, DE
Certificate issued
2007-05-04
Airworthiness date
2007-05-03
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A04B00
Mode S (octal)
50045400
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-02-25
    Accident at Poway, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2007-05-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N118MB to the current registrant.
  • 2007-05-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2002
    Manufactured (2002).
  • 1992-10-26
    N118MB previously assigned to a MBB BK 117 A-3 (s/n 7096); cancelled.
Overview

About N118MB

N118MB is a 2002 Eurocopter AS 350B-3 Turbine Helicopters (FAA model AS 350 B3), serial number 3535. The FAA register lists Mountain Air Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Dover, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 4, 2007 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1 engine and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 3, 2007.

N118MB has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-02-25 Accident · Poway, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR12CA118
Reported aircraft: Eurocopter AS 350 B3
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.