Turbine helicopter

N186AE

2004 Eurocopter AS 350B-3 Turbine Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2004
Serial
3872
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Us Department of Homeland Security + 2 co-owners (Government)
Based
Washington, DC
2004 Eurocopter AS 350B-3 Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Eurocopter AS 350B-3 Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N186AE.
Registration record

N186AE on the FAA register

Type
2004 Eurocopter AS 350B-3 Turbine Helicopters (FAA: Eurocopter AS 350 B3)
Serial
3872
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B
Registered owner
Us Department of Homeland Security + 2 co-owners
Washington, DC
Certificate issued
2005-06-09
Airworthiness date
2011-07-14
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A156FB
Mode S (octal)
50253373
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-07-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2009-08-04
    Accident at Jacksonville, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2005-06-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N186AE.
  • 2004
    Manufactured (2004).
Overview

About N186AE

N186AE is a 2004 Eurocopter AS 350B-3 Turbine Helicopters (FAA model AS 350 B3), serial number 3872. The FAA register lists Us Department of Homeland Security + 2 co-owners as the registrant in Washington, District of Columbia. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 9, 2005 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B engine and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated July 14, 2011.

N186AE has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2009-08-04 Accident · Jacksonville, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA09TA440
Reported aircraft: Eurocopter AS 350B3
Probable cause: The flight instructor's improper decision to attempt hover flight without hydraulic power and his subsequent loss of control.

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.