Turbine helicopter

N231SH

2014 Airbus EC 130 T2

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2014
Serial
7993
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC (LLC)
Based
Greenwood Village, CO
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Registration record

N231SH on the FAA register

Type
2014 Airbus EC 130 T2
Serial
7993
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2D
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC
Greenwood Village, CO
Certificate issued
2021-09-27
Airworthiness date
2014-11-04
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A20DCF
Mode S (octal)
50406717
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-02
    Accident at Chelsea, AL; damage: substantial.
  • 2021-09-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N231SH to the current registrant.
  • 2014-11-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2009-06-26
    N231SH previously assigned to a Homebuilt Glasair (s/n SH231); cancelled.
Overview

About N231SH

N231SH is a 2014 Airbus EC 130 T2, serial number 7993. The FAA register lists Air Methods LLC as the registrant in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 27, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Turbomeca ARRIEL 2D engine and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 4, 2014.

N231SH has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-04-02 Accident · Chelsea, AL Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ERA23FA175
Reported aircraft: Airbus EC 130 T2
Probable cause: The pilot s delayed corrective inputs while maneuvering, which resulted in a loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot s use of multiple sedating medications.
1987-07-31 Accident · Kalispell, MT Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DEN87FA203
Reported aircraft: Cessna A188B — a different aircraft that carried the N231SH registration before this airframe.

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.