Turbine helicopter

N234BH

2012 American Eurocopter AS350B3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
7398
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Brainerd Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Leesburg, FL
Registration record

N234BH on the FAA register

Type
2012 American Eurocopter AS350B3
Serial
7398
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2D
Registered owner
Brainerd Helicopters Inc
Leesburg, FL
Certificate issued
2024-09-23
Airworthiness date
2012-06-14
Registration expires
2031-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2177D
Mode S (octal)
50413575
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-09-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N234BH to the current registrant.
  • 2012-06-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2008-03-19
    N234BH previously assigned to a Bell 407 (s/n 53816); cancelled.
  • 2000-10-31
    N234BH previously assigned to a Bell 407 (s/n 53280); cancelled.
Overview

About N234BH

N234BH is a 2012 American Eurocopter AS350B3, serial number 7398. The FAA register lists Brainerd Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Leesburg, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 23, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Turbomeca ARRIEL 2D engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 14, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N234BH. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-06-05 Accident · Lake Placid, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ATL00LA058
Reported aircraft: Bell 407 — a different aircraft that carried the N234BH registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to establish/maintain a safe rate of descent during approach to landing. Contributing factors were the pilot's incorrect altimeter (Kollsman) setting, smoke, and dark night conditions.

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.