Aircraft record

N438MU2012 American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 2014)3 ADs may apply

Registration: Valid; expires May 31, 2031
Based in: Huntington, WV; owner city / state
Engine: ARRIEL 2D · 802 hp; Turbomeca
Owners: 1; since 2024
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2014
ADs may apply: 3; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Registered owner: Marshall University
Owner type: Government
City, state: Huntington, WV
Certificate issued: May 14, 2024
Expires: May 31, 2031
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Jun 28, 2013

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer: American Eurocopter Corp
Model: AS350B3
Year: 2012
Serial number: 7240
Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 7
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet: H9EU
Mode S code: A541FC

Engine

Make and model: Turbomeca Arriel 2d
Type: Turbo-shaft
Power: 802 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2024 – nowMarshall UniversityHuntington, WV · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jul 15, 2014 · Grand Praire, TX

The flight instructor's inadequate supervision during a practice autorotation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's hard landing during a practice autorotation.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: CEN14CA367

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN14CA367)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (3)

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
2023-22-03	Turbine section	Dec 26, 2023	Engine (ARRIEL 2D)
2016-25-13	Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Formerly Turbomeca S.A.) Turboshaft Engines	Feb 3, 2017	Engine (ARRIEL 2D)Only with: Engine accessory gearbox (AGB) P/N 0292120650 with a machined front casing installed.
2013-22-22	Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines	Dec 20, 2013	Engine (ARRIEL 2D)

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

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