Turbine helicopter

N273AM

2003 Eurocopter EC135

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2003
Serial
0273
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIEL series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC (LLC)
Based
Greenwood Village, CO
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2003 Eurocopter EC135
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Registration record

N273AM on the FAA register

Type
2003 Eurocopter EC135 (FAA: Eurocopter EC135T2)
Serial
0273
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIEL series
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC
Greenwood Village, CO
Certificate issued
2010-04-20
Airworthiness date
2003-06-06
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2B1AD
Mode S (octal)
50530655
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-13
    Accident at Fargo, GA; damage: substantial.
  • 2010-04-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N273AM.
  • 2003-06-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N273AM

N273AM is a 2003 Eurocopter EC135 (FAA model EC135T2), serial number 0273. The FAA register lists Air Methods LLC as the registrant in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 20, 2010 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Turbomeca ARRIEL series engines and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 6, 2003.

N273AM has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-09-13 Accident · Fargo, GA Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA23LA369
Reported aircraft: Eurocopter EC135T2
Probable cause: The separation of the outer span of a tail rotor blade during flight as a result of localized intergranular corrosion due to a diminished protective coating at a critical location on the tail rotor blade surface that, combined with cyclic loading, resulted in fatigue crack propagation initiated at a corrosion site.

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.