Turbine helicopter

N296S

2020 Airbus H125

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
8850
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security (Government)
Based
Washington, DC
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2020 Airbus H125
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Registration record

N296S on the FAA register

Type
2020 Airbus H125 (FAA: Airbus AS350B3)
Serial
8850
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2D
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC
Certificate issued
2021-03-02
Airworthiness date
2020-12-15
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A30D54
Mode S (octal)
50606524
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 N296S.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N296S.
  • 2020-12-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N296S

N296S is a 2020 Airbus H125 (FAA model AS350B3), serial number 8850. The FAA register lists Department of Homeland Security as the registrant in Washington, District of Columbia. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 2, 2021 and expires on March 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 December 15, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N296S.

Cruise
112 kt
Range
300 nm
Fuel burn
44 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N296S.

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.