Turbine helicopter

N109BC

1999 Eurocopter EC135T1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1999
Serial
0139
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIUS 2B1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Broward County Sheriffs Office (Government)
Based
Fort Lauderdale, FL
1999 Eurocopter EC135T1
Representative photo of a Eurocopter EC135T1. Not a photo of N109BC.
Registration record

N109BC on the FAA register

Type
1999 Eurocopter EC135T1
Serial
0139
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIUS 2B1
Registered owner
Broward County Sheriffs Office
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Certificate issued
2010-04-08
Airworthiness date
2000-03-14
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0263F
Mode S (octal)
50023077
Seats (type)
12
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-28
    Accident at Pompano Beach, FL; damage: destroyed.
  • 2010-04-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N109BC to the current registrant.
  • 2000-03-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1999
    Manufactured (1999).
  • 1970-06-29
    N109BC previously assigned to a Piper Super Cub (s/n 18-8366); cancelled.
Overview

About N109BC

N109BC is a 1999 Eurocopter EC135T1, serial number 0139. The FAA register lists Broward County Sheriffs Office as the registrant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 8, 2010 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Turbomeca ARRIUS 2B1 engines and 12 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 14, 2000.

N109BC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-08-28 Accident · Pompano Beach, FL Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ERA23FA352
Reported aircraft: Eurocopter EC135
Probable cause: An inflight fire outside of the engine firewalls, likely from overheating of the No. 1 engine for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a partial tailboom separation.
1970-01-05 Accident · Perry,Fla, 09 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0004
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18 — a different aircraft that carried the N109BC registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.