Turbine helicopter

N728AM

2011 Eurocopter EC 130 B4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
7248
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

N728AM on the FAA register

Type
2011 Eurocopter EC 130 B4
Serial
7248
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC
Greenwood Village, CO
Certificate issued
2022-08-12
Airworthiness date
2012-03-02
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9C150
Mode S (octal)
52340520
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
330 nm
Cruise (type)
130 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N728AM to the current registrant.
  • 2012-03-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2011
    Manufactured (2011).
  • 2003-07-23
    N728AM previously assigned to a Beechcraft KING Air B200 (s/n BB-1729); cancelled.
  • 1981-12-17
    N728AM previously assigned to a Cessna 150 Aerobat / A150L Aerobat (s/n A1500400); cancelled.
Overview

About N728AM

N728AM is a 2011 Eurocopter EC 130 B4, serial number 7248. The FAA register lists Air Methods LLC as the registrant in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 12, 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 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 130 knots and a range of about 330 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 2, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N728AM. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
130 kt
Range
330 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Eurocopter EC 130 B4 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-02-07 Accident · Fillmore,Ca, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0600
Reported aircraft: Cessna A150L — a different aircraft that carried the N728AM 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.