Turbine helicopter

N288WS

1988 Aerospatiale AS350BA

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
2087
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C30
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
World Trade Enterprises LLC (LLC)
Based
Lucas, TX
Registration record

N288WS on the FAA register

Type
1988 Aerospatiale AS350BA
Serial
2087
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C30
Registered owner
World Trade Enterprises LLC
Lucas, TX
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
2007-06-26
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2EDB8
Mode S (octal)
50566670
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2007-06-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1988
    Manufactured (1988).
Overview

About N288WS

N288WS is a 1988 Aerospatiale AS350BA, serial number 2087. The FAA register lists World Trade Enterprises LLC as the registrant in Lucas, Texas.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C30 engine and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 26, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N288WS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N288WS.

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.