Turbine helicopter

N1603M

2018 Airbus H125

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2018
Serial
8563
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
City of San Antonio Texas (Government)
Based
San Antonio, TX
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2018 Airbus H125
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Registration record

N1603M on the FAA register

Type
2018 Airbus H125 (FAA: Airbus AS350B3)
Serial
8563
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2D
Registered owner
City of San Antonio Texas
San Antonio, TX
Certificate issued
2022-11-21
Airworthiness date
2018-11-02
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0F47B
Mode S (octal)
50172173
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
300 nm
Cruise (type)
112 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$3,200,000 to $3,863,828
Middle half of 3 live Airbus H125 listings, 2018–2026 models (median $3,250,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N1603M.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-11-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N1603M to the current registrant.
  • 2018-11-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1947-12-16
    N1603M previously assigned to a Lockheed 18 (s/n 18-2523); cancelled.
Overview

About N1603M

N1603M is a 2018 Airbus H125 (FAA model AS350B3), serial number 8563. The FAA register lists City of San Antonio Texas as the registrant in San Antonio, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 21, 2022 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Safran ARRIEL 2D engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 112 knots and a range of about 300 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 2, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1603M. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
112 kt
Range
300 nm
Fuel burn
44 gph

Published figures for the Airbus H125 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Airbus H125 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-08-27 Accident · Westhampton B,Ny, 32 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3064
Reported aircraft: Cessna 185E — a different aircraft that carried the N1603M registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TEP TAXI PORTION OF LNDG.ACFT NOT RCVRD.

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.