Turbine helicopter

N531LN

2006 Eurocopter EC 135 P2+

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2006
Serial
0474
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC (LLC)
Based
Greenwood Village, CO
Registration record

N531LN on the FAA register

Type
2006 Eurocopter EC 135 P2+
Serial
0474
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC
Greenwood Village, CO
Certificate issued
2014-03-10
Airworthiness date
2015-05-12
Registration expires
2027-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6B52B
Mode S (octal)
51532453
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-01-11
    Accident at Drexel Hill, PA; damage: substantial.
  • 2015-05-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2014-03-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N531LN.
  • 2006
    Manufactured (2006).
Overview

About N531LN

N531LN is a 2006 Eurocopter EC 135 P2+, serial number 0474. The FAA register lists Air Methods LLC as the registrant in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 10, 2014 and expires on March 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B engines and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 12, 2015.

N531LN has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-01-11 Accident · Drexel Hill, PA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · ERA22FA105
Reported aircraft: Eurocopter EC135 P2+
Probable cause: An inflight attitude upset for undetermined reasons that resulted in a rotor system overspeed, a reduction of power from both engines, and a subsequent 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.