Turbine helicopter

N779PA

2007 Eurocopter EC 130 B4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
4318
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Xebec LLC (LLC)
Based
Kirkland, WA
Registration record

N779PA on the FAA register

Type
2007 Eurocopter EC 130 B4
Serial
4318
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Registered owner
Xebec LLC
Kirkland, WA
Certificate issued
2014-11-05
Airworthiness date
2014-11-08
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA8BBC
Mode S (octal)
52505674
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

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-11-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2014-11-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N779PA to the current registrant.
  • 2007
    Manufactured (2007).
  • 1967-05-25
    N779PA previously assigned to a Boeing 707-139 (s/n 17904); cancelled.
Overview

About N779PA

N779PA is a 2007 Eurocopter EC 130 B4, serial number 4318. The FAA register lists Xebec LLC as the registrant in Kirkland, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 5, 2014 and expires on November 30, 2027.

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 November 8, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N779PA. 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

1964-04-07 Accident · Jamaica Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 1 0052
Reported aircraft: Boeing 139 — a different aircraft that carried the N779PA 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.