Turbine helicopter

N3944A

2009 American Eurocopter AS350B3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
4818
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Washington, DC
Registration record

N3944A on the FAA register

Type
2009 American Eurocopter AS350B3
Serial
4818
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security + 1 co-owner
Washington, DC
Certificate issued
2010-06-15
Airworthiness date
2009-08-25
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4948A
Mode S (octal)
51112212
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-06-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N3944A to the current registrant.
  • 2009-08-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991-10-15
    N3944A previously assigned to a Homebuilt Volksplane VP2 (s/n VZ1081DR); cancelled.
  • 1974-04-23
    N3944A previously assigned to a Aeronca 7BCM (s/n 47-1207A); cancelled.
Overview

About N3944A

N3944A is a 2009 American Eurocopter AS350B3, serial number 4818. The FAA register lists Department of Homeland Security + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Washington, District of Columbia. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 15, 2010 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1 engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 25, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3944A. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-07-09 Accident · Dublin,Nh, 29 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2390
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7BCM — a different aircraft that carried the N3944A registration before this airframe.
1969-07-19 Accident · Island Pond,Vt, 45 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3210
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7BCM — a different aircraft that carried the N3944A 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.