N6981A2012 American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Department Of Homeland Security
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Washington, DC
- Certificate issued
- Dec 9, 2013
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 13, 2012
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
- American Eurocopter Corp
- Model
- AS350B3
- Year
- 2012
- Serial number
- 7472
- 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
- A94AEA
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- 2013 – nowDepartment Of Homeland SecurityWashington, DC · current
- 1995Aba INCDestin, FL · different airframe: Piper Pa-23-250 S/N 278054010
- 1963 – 1968Individual ownerRed Wing, MN · different airframe: Cessna 172 S/N 29081
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 (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 (1)
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.
- Fuel · shutoff valve · out of positionApr 12, 2016
THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE WAS CLOCKED IN A WAY THAT PREVENTED THE VALVE FROM FULLY CLOSING DUE TO INTERFERENCE WITH THE MGB AFT LT SUSPENSION BAR. IAW AMM, CHAPTER 28-21-00, 4-2 VALVE INSTALLATION, THERE IS A NOTE ABOUT THE CLEARANCE WITH THE SUSPENSION BAR. EVERY ACFT HAS THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE…
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