N453AE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Eurocopter EC 130 B4 built in 2001. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 25, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Eurocopter EC 130 B4 cancelled November 25, 2014
- Serial number
- 3487
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 2001
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 15, 2002
- Last FAA action
- October 21, 2008
- Last owner
- Meridian Consulting CO INC (Corporation)
Linden, NJ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N453AE
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Eurocopter EC 130 B4 · serial 3487
The fatigue fracture and in-flight separation of a 20-inch section of the blue composite main rotor blade trailing edge, aft of the spar, due to inadequate manufacture, and the manufacturer’s subsequent failure to detect an out-of-specification deviation in the rotor blade’s trailing edge roving.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site