Turbine helicopter

N257AM

2011 American Eurocopter AS350B3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
7203
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC (LLC)
Based
Greenwood Village, CO
Registration record

N257AM on the FAA register

Type
2011 American Eurocopter AS350B3
Serial
7203
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC
Greenwood Village, CO
Certificate issued
2022-08-13
Airworthiness date
2011-07-11
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2718B
Mode S (octal)
50470613
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N257AM to the current registrant.
  • 2011-07-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1994-09-12
    N257AM previously assigned to a Swearingen SA226TC (s/n TC389); cancelled.
Overview

About N257AM

N257AM is a 2011 American Eurocopter AS350B3, serial number 7203. The FAA register lists Air Methods LLC as the registrant in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 13, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1 engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 11, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N257AM. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-09-01 Accident · Emporia, KS Damage: Minor Serious injury NTSB · MKC88LA167
Reported aircraft: Swearingen SA-226 — a different aircraft that carried the N257AM 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.