Turbine helicopter

N252SA

2008 Eurocopter EC 135 P2+

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
0707
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bennett Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Elmhurst, IL
Registration record

N252SA on the FAA register

Type
2008 Eurocopter EC 135 P2+
Serial
0707
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B2
Registered owner
Bennett Aviation LLC
Elmhurst, IL
Certificate issued
2009-08-10
Airworthiness date
2008-09-05
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2607D
Mode S (octal)
50460175
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-08-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N252SA.
  • 2008-09-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N252SA

N252SA is a 2008 Eurocopter EC 135 P2+, serial number 0707. The FAA register lists Bennett Aviation LLC as the registrant in Elmhurst, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 10, 2009 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B2 engines and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 5, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N252SA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-12-15 Accident · Sacramento, CA Fatal injury NTSB · LAX01FA059
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland DHC-6 — a different aircraft that carried the N252SA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The passenger committed suicide.

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.