Turbine helicopter

N8959S

2007 Eurocopter EC 130 B4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
4232
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Juliet Inc (Corporation)
Based
Kirkland, WA
Registration record

N8959S on the FAA register

Type
2007 Eurocopter EC 130 B4
Serial
4232
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Registered owner
Juliet Inc
Kirkland, WA
Certificate issued
2010-04-26
Airworthiness date
2007-07-03
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC5B8B
Mode S (octal)
53055613
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

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-04-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N8959S to the current registrant.
  • 2007-07-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1977-11-18
    N8959S previously assigned to a Cessna 150F (s/n 15062259); cancelled.
Overview

About N8959S

N8959S is a 2007 Eurocopter EC 130 B4, serial number 4232. The FAA register lists Juliet Inc as the registrant in Kirkland, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 26, 2010 and expires on March 31, 2030.

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 July 3, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8959S. 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

1976-04-25 Accident · Fischer,Tx, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0966
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N8959S 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.