American Eurocopter Llc AS350B3
N4497Y is an American Eurocopter Llc AS350B3, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 2008. It has 7 seats. It is registered to Air Methods LLC, an LLC in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 23, 2011 and expires on September 30, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated July 9, 2008.
Aircraft
- Maker
- American Eurocopter Llc
- Model
- AS350B3 · all AS350B3s and related versions
- Serial number
- 4497
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Power
- Turboshaft, 1 motor · Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1 · 747 hp
- Seats
- 7
- Year built
- 2008
- Transponder code
- A56F70 (octal 51267560)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 23, 2011
- Expires
- September 30, 2027
- Last FAA action
- December 16, 2024
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal · July 9, 2008
- FAA region
- Northwest Mountain
- FAA record id
- 00459809
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Air Methods LLC
- Type
- LLC
- Address
- 5500 S Quebec St Ste 300
Greenwood Village, CO 80111-1914
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Records check free · 1 to understand · 4 clear
The public federal record on N4497Y, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Air Methods LLC, an LLC, certificate issued September 23, 2011, expires September 30, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal, dated July 9, 2008, consistent with the 2008 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 4497 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N4497Y according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N4497Y: Accident on May 29, 1997 at Preston, MD: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on June 2, 1989 at Preston, MD: minor injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-25-235 · operated under 137
The pilot's improper flare during a precautionary landing, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was the failure of the left magneto, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for NYC97LA149 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-25-235 · operated under 137
PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WITH THE WHEAT CROP AS HE PASSED UNDER THE POWERLINE DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION SWATH RUN.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for BFO89DIG01 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data