Turbine helicopter

N181J

2018 Agustawestland Philadelphia AW139

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2018
Serial
41544
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Powderbird LLC (LLC)
Based
Providence, RI
Registration record

N181J on the FAA register

Type
2018 Agustawestland Philadelphia AW139
Serial
41544
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67C
Registered owner
Powderbird LLC
Providence, RI
Certificate issued
2022-03-02
Airworthiness date
2022-07-11
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Special flight permit
Mode S (hex)
A1452B
Mode S (octal)
50242453
Seats (type)
17
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-07-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (special flight permit category).
  • 2022-03-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N181J to the current registrant.
  • 2018
    Manufactured (2018).
  • 1976-07-14
    N181J previously assigned to a Homebuilt STARDUSTER-SA-700 (s/n 1); cancelled.
  • 1971-06-14
    N181J previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC-584); cancelled.
Overview

About N181J

N181J is a 2018 Agustawestland Philadelphia AW139, serial number 41544. The FAA register lists Powderbird LLC as the registrant in Providence, Rhode Island. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 2, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67C engines and 17 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is special flight permit category, dated July 11, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N181J. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-05-01 Accident · Corona,Ca, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1128
Reported aircraft: Acroduster SA-700 — a different aircraft that carried the N181J registration before this airframe.
1974-07-27 Accident · Fond Du Lac,Wis, 49 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2116
Reported aircraft: Acro Duster SA-700 — a different aircraft that carried the N181J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: BLOCKED.LNDD IN WHEAT FIELD.
1973-10-15 Accident · Riverside,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4153
Reported aircraft: Starduster ACRO-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N181J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: SITION.

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.