Turbine helicopter

N917AC

2004 Eurocopter EC 135 P2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
0351
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC (LLC)
Based
Greenwood Village, CO
Registration record

N917AC on the FAA register

Type
2004 Eurocopter EC 135 P2
Serial
0351
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B series
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC
Greenwood Village, CO
Certificate issued
2022-03-02
Airworthiness date
2004-08-16
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ACB0AF
Mode S (octal)
53130257
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-03-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N917AC to the current registrant.
  • 2014-05-13
    N917AC previously assigned to a Eurocopter EC 130 B4 (s/n 4192); cancelled.
  • 2004-08-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N917AC

N917AC is a 2004 Eurocopter EC 135 P2, serial number 0351. The FAA register lists Air Methods LLC as the registrant in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 2, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B series engines and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 16, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N917AC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-05-18 Incident · Quinhagak, AK Damage: Minor NTSB · ANC01IA058
Reported aircraft: Cessna 207 — a different aircraft that carried the N917AC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: An in-flight fracture of the engine crankshaft during descent, precipitated by restricted oil flow through an internal engine oil passage/port.

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.