Turbine helicopter

N242A

2011 American Eurocopter AS350B3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
7176
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security + 2 co-owners (Government)
Based
Washington, DC
Registration record

N242A on the FAA register

Type
2011 American Eurocopter AS350B3
Serial
7176
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security + 2 co-owners
Washington, DC
Certificate issued
2012-04-14
Airworthiness date
2011-07-13
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2376D
Mode S (octal)
50433555
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N242A to the current registrant.
  • 2011-07-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2008-11-14
    N242A previously assigned to a Homebuilt Lancair (s/n 010); cancelled.
Overview

About N242A

N242A is a 2011 American Eurocopter AS350B3, serial number 7176. The FAA register lists Department of Homeland Security + 2 co-owners as the registrant in Washington, District of Columbia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 2012 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1 engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 13, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N242A.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N242A.

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.