Turbine helicopter

N34S

2002 Bell 430

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
49092
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce 250-C40B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flying Tigers LLC (LLC)
Based
Jefferson City, MO
2002 Bell 430
Representative photo of a Bell 430. Not a photo of N34S.
Registration record

N34S on the FAA register

Type
2002 Bell 430
Serial
49092
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce 250-C40B
Registered owner
Flying Tigers LLC
Jefferson City, MO
Certificate issued
2011-03-21
Airworthiness date
2003-02-21
Registration expires
2027-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A3BC85
Mode S (octal)
50736205
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-03-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N34S to the current registrant.
  • 2010-02-02
    N34S previously assigned to a Eurocopter AS 350B-2 Turbine Helicopters (s/n 4533); cancelled.
  • 2003-02-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2002
    Manufactured (2002).
  • 1990-03-08
    N34S previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane (s/n 33327); cancelled.
Overview

About N34S

N34S is a 2002 Bell 430, serial number 49092. The FAA register lists Flying Tigers LLC as the registrant in Jefferson City, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 21, 2011 and expires on March 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Rolls-Royce 250-C40B engines and 10 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated February 21, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N34S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-04-27 Accident · Midland, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW87LA104
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N34S 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.