N5230J1999 Eurocopter AS 350 B3
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply10 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Sundance Helicopters INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Las Vegas, NV
- Certificate issued
- Mar 9, 2023
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 6, 1999
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 B3
- Year
- 1999
- Serial number
- 3256
- 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
- A69674
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- 2023 – nowSundance Helicopters INCLas Vegas, NV · current
- until 1995Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter CoMesa, AZ · different airframe: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500n S/N Ln068
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.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (5)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-15 | Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib | Mar 23, 2021 | Airframe (AS 350 B3)Only with: AS350B3 helicopters excluded if Modification 07.3148 embodied in production or Eurocopter AS350 Service Bulletin 55.00.14 (any revision) embodied in service; AS355 models all serial numbers. |
| 2013-23-09 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | Dec 27, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B3)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 B3)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 B3)Only with: Sliding door pre-modification (MOD) 073298 or pre-MOD 073308 installed. |
| 2012-25-04 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | May 9, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B3)Only with: Modification (MOD) 07 5601 installed (AS350B3e configuration). |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (10)
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.
- Engine · engine · fluid lossJan 23, 2019
JUST PRIOR TO A POST MAINTENANCE ROC CHECK FLIGHT, THE ENGINE OIL TANK CAP AND OIL LEVEL WAS VERIFIED BEFORE FLIGHT. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE BASE/AIRPORT. UPON A POST INSPECTION, THERE WAS NO OIL FOUND IN ENGINE OIL TANK.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · buckledAug 1, 2016
FOUND SKIN BUCKLED AND DENTED JUST AFT OF TAIL BOOM JUNCTION FRAME.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedMay 19, 2015
A CRACK EMANATING FROM A RIVET WAS DISCOVERED IN FRAME X3035, ITEM 43, AS DEPICTED IN SRM 53-31-01, 02. THIS FRAME IS A RING JUST FWD OF THE FISH MOUTH IN THE TAIL BOOM, THE CRACK IS AT APPROX THE 10:00 O'CLOCK POSITION IF STANDING IN THE REAR LOOKING FWD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Stabilizers · fitting · corrodedFeb 26, 2009
UPON REMOVAL OF THE AIRFRAME VERTICAL FIN ASSY, THE UPPER VERTICAL FIN FWD ATTACH STEEL FITTING SEPARATED FROM THE UPPER VERTICAL FIN. INSP REVEALED THAT ALL RIVETS ATTACHING THE FITTING TO THE FIN WERE CORRODED BEYOND RETENTION. ALSO FOUND THE SHIN OF THE FIN WAS CRACKED APPROX 95 PERCENT FROM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor drive · bearing · deterioratedJun 22, 2001
BEARING, BUSHINGS DETERIORATED AND WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · indicator · failedJun 1, 2001
TURN AND BANK INDICATOR, CORE RETURN-WARRANTY FAILURE - INSTRUMENT LIGHT INOPERATIVE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor · bearing · wornMay 30, 2001
TAIL ROTOR PITCH LINK, PARTS SUPPORT- ELASTOMER BEARING BUSHING AND SPERICALS, WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor · bushing · wornMay 30, 2001
TAIL ROTOR PITCH LINK, ELASTOMER BUSHINGS AND SPHERICALS, WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · indicator · erraticMay 1, 2001
TURN AND BANK INDICATOR, RATE OF TURN NEEDLE IS ERRATIC. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · altimeter · intermittentNov 30, 2000
ALTITUDE INDICATOR, INSTRUMENT LIGHT INTERMITTENT, REMOVED AND REPLACED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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