Turbine helicopter

N971EC

2011 Eurocopter EC135

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
0971
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIUS 2B2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC (LLC)
Based
Greenwood Village, CO
2011 Eurocopter EC135
Representative photo of a Eurocopter EC135. Not a photo of N971EC.
Registration record

N971EC on the FAA register

Type
2011 Eurocopter EC135 (FAA: Eurocopter EC 135 T2+)
Serial
0971
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIUS 2B2
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC
Greenwood Village, CO
Certificate issued
2022-11-18
Airworthiness date
2020-07-16
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD87C3
Mode S (octal)
53303703
Seats (type)
12
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-11-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N971EC.
  • 2020-07-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2011
    Manufactured (2011).
Overview

About N971EC

N971EC is a 2011 Eurocopter EC135 (FAA model EC 135 T2+), serial number 0971. The FAA register lists Air Methods LLC as the registrant in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 18, 2022 and expires on November 30, 2029.

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 July 16, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N971EC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N971EC.

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.