Turbine helicopter

N185SD

2016 Airbus H125

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
8125
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Orange County Sheriff'S Department (Government)
Based
Costa Mesa, CA
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Registration record

N185SD on the FAA register

Type
2016 Airbus H125 (FAA: Airbus AS350B3)
Serial
8125
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2D
Registered owner
Orange County Sheriff'S Department
Costa Mesa, CA
Certificate issued
2016-08-22
Airworthiness date
2016-02-12
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A154D3
Mode S (octal)
50252323
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 N185SD.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-08-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N185SD.
  • 2016-02-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N185SD

N185SD is a 2016 Airbus H125 (FAA model AS350B3), serial number 8125. The FAA register lists Orange County Sheriff'S Department as the registrant in Costa Mesa, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 22, 2016 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Turbomeca 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 February 12, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N185SD. 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

1998-06-17 Accident · Laguna Beach, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX98TA202
Reported aircraft: McDonnell Douglas 600N — a different aircraft that carried the N185SD registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The inadvertent entanglement of an external load, which interfered with the pilot's ability to control the aircraft.

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.