Turbine helicopter

N953AL

2008 Eurocopter EC135

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
0686
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIUS 2B2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC (LLC)
Based
Greenwood Village, CO
2008 Eurocopter EC135
Representative photo of a Eurocopter EC135. Not a photo of N953AL.
Registration record

N953AL on the FAA register

Type
2008 Eurocopter EC135 (FAA: Eurocopter EC 135 T2+)
Serial
0686
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIUS 2B2
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC
Greenwood Village, CO
Certificate issued
2014-02-03
Airworthiness date
2022-02-25
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD3FD7
Mode S (octal)
53237727
Seats (type)
12
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-02-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2014-02-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N953AL.
  • 2008
    Manufactured (2008).
Overview

About N953AL

N953AL is a 2008 Eurocopter EC135 (FAA model EC 135 T2+), serial number 0686. The FAA register lists Air Methods LLC as the registrant in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 3, 2014 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Turbomeca ARRIUS 2B2 engines and 12 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 25, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N953AL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N953AL.

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.