Turbine helicopter

N261N

2021 Airbus H125

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2021
Serial
8916
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security (Government)
Based
Washington, DC
2021 Airbus H125
Representative photo of a Airbus H125. Not a photo of N261N.
Registration record

N261N on the FAA register

Type
2021 Airbus H125 (FAA: Airbus AS350B3)
Serial
8916
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2D
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC
Certificate issued
2021-08-31
Airworthiness date
2021-06-07
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A283E0
Mode S (octal)
50501740
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 N261N.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N261N.
  • 2021-06-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N261N

N261N is a 2021 Airbus H125 (FAA model AS350B3), serial number 8916. The FAA register lists Department of Homeland Security as the registrant in Washington, District of Columbia. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Safran 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 June 7, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N261N. 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

1973-08-29 Accident · Bakersfield,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2814
Reported aircraft: Boeing E75 — a different aircraft that carried the N261N registration before this airframe.

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.