Turbine helicopter

N130CZ

2006 Airbus EC 130B4

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2006
Serial
4060
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Orbic Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Burbank, CA
Registration record

N130CZ on the FAA register

Type
2006 Airbus EC 130B4
Serial
4060
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Registered owner
Orbic Air LLC
Burbank, CA
Certificate issued
2022-09-10
Airworthiness date
2016-12-06
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A07B7B
Mode S (octal)
50075573
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-02-10
    Accident at Halloran Springs, CA; damage: destroyed.
  • 2022-09-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N130CZ.
  • 2016-12-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2006
    Manufactured (2006).
Overview

About N130CZ

N130CZ is a 2006 Airbus EC 130B4, serial number 4060. The FAA register lists Orbic Air LLC as the registrant in Burbank, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 10, 2022 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1 engine and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 6, 2016.

N130CZ has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-02-10 Accident · Halloran Springs, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN24MA111
Reported aircraft: Airbus EC 130
Probable cause: The pilot s decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot s spatial disorientation and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the company s inadequate oversight of its safety management processes, including ensuring the pilots were accurately completing and updating the flight risk analysis, logging maintenance discrepancies, and ensuring the helicopter met Part 135 regulations before departure.
NTSB report ↗

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.