N38VA1993 Eurocopter/Canada BO 105LS A-3
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Brown Helicopter INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Pensacola, FL
- Certificate issued
- Aug 5, 2011
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 22, 1993
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Eurocopter/Canada
- Model
- BO 105LS A-3
- Year
- 1993
- Serial number
- 2040
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H3EU
- Mode S code
- A45ACD
Engine
- Make and model
- Allison 250-C20 Ser
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 420 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2011 – nowBrown Helicopter INCPensacola, FL · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (6)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-08 | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Type Certificate Previously Held by Eurocopter… | Apr 30, 2021 | Airframe (BO 105LS A-3)Only with: With M/R mast P/N 4619 305 032 of M/R mast assembly P/N 4638 205 005, or M/R mast P/N 4639 305 002 of M/R mast assembly P/N 4639 205 017 installed (reinforced mast P/N 4639 305 095 not affected). |
| 2006-16-04 | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company, Allison Gas Turbine Division… | Sep 7, 2006 | Engine (250-C20 SER) |
| 2006-15-14 | Eurocopter Canada Limited Model BO 105 LS A-3 Helicopters | Aug 31, 2006 | Airframe (BO 105LS A-3) |
| 2006-13-06 | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company, Allison Gas Turbine Division… | Jul 26, 2006 | Engine (250-C20 SER)Only with: Engines with gas producer rotor assembly tie bolt P/Ns A23008020, E23008020 (EXTEX), 23008020, 6843388, 6876991 (RRC), A23008020 (SAP), or 23008020P (Pacific Sky Supply) installed. |
| 2005-10-13 | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company) 250-B17B, -B17C, -B17D, -B17E… | Jun 22, 2005 | Engine (250-C20 SER)Only with: Engines that do not have turbine energy absorbing ring RRC P/N 23035175, or an equivalent FAA-approved serviceable ring, installed. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-18-13 | Eurocopter Canada Ltd. Model BO 105 LS A-3 Helicopters | Sep 14, 2000 | Airframe (BO 105LS A-3)Only with: Rotor tension torsion (TT) strap P/N 2604067 (Bendix) or J17322-1 (Lord) installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026