N4068W1996 Eurocopter AS 350 B2
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026- Registered owner
- U S Dept Of Homeland Security
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Washington, DC
- Certificate issued
- Jan 22, 1997
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 26, 1996
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
- Model
- AS 350 B2
- Year
- 1996
- Serial number
- 2934
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H9EU
- Mode S code
- A4C670
Engine
- Make and model
- Turbomeca Arriel 1ser
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 681 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1997 – nowU S Dept Of Homeland SecurityWashington, DC · current
- 1984 – 1992Individual ownerJacksonville, FL · different airframe: Raven S55a S/N S55a865
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (4)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-23-09 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | Dec 27, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B2)Only with: Helicopters with sliding doors installed, except those with modification AL.4262. |
| 2013-21-01 | Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Helicopters | Oct 25, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B2)Only with: Tail rotor hub pitch horn assembly P/N 350A121368.01, .02, .03, or .04, with pitch horn P/N 350A121368.XX, installed. |
| 2013-08-19 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | Jun 5, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B2)Only with: Sliding door pre-modification (MOD) 073298 or pre-MOD 073308 installed. |
| 2010-11-51 | Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model AS350B, BA, B1, B2, C, D, and D1 Helicopters and… | Sep 2, 2010 | Airframe (AS 350 B2)Only with: Tail gearbox control lever P/N 350A33-1058-00, -01, -02, or -03 not marked with an "X" near the P/N 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 (3)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Air conditioning and pressurization · compressor · lockedApr 6, 2015
A/C BELT FOUND MELTED AND BROKEN DUE TO A/C COMPRESSOR LOCK UP. HEAT GENERATED ON PULLEY CAUSED REJECTION OF THE PULLEY DUE TO OVERHEATING RESULTING IN CHANGES TO THE METALLURGY. REPLACED A/C COMPRESSOR, PULLEY AND RECEIVER/DRYER AS REQUIRED IAW APPLICABLE STC INSTRUCTIONS. DURING MAINTENANCE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · chafedMar 20, 2012
DURING A SCHEDULED 600 HR INSPECTION, MECHANIC PERFORMED A CMD-AS350-09-22 CONCERNING CHAFING OF THE CONDUIT CLAMPS AND CONDUIT ON THE UPPER AND LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER SPAR AND SKIN. FOUND CHAFE DAMAGE TO THE UPPER VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN, IN THE AREA OF CONCERN MENTIONED IN THE CMD, FROM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · bolt · brokenApr 29, 2002
AFTER A MAINT FLIGHT, FOLLOWING THE CLEANING OF THE NR 4 BEARING, THE MAINT TECH FOUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING DELAMINATED. DURING INSPECTION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE ENGINE SPLIT LINE BETWEEN MO3 AND MO4 DEVELOPED A BLEED AIR LEAK. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026