Turbine helicopter

N3946A

2009 American Eurocopter AS350B3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
4706
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

N3946A on the FAA register

Type
2009 American Eurocopter AS350B3
Serial
4706
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security + 1 co-owner
Washington, DC
Certificate issued
2010-10-14
Airworthiness date
2010-07-01
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A494D0
Mode S (octal)
51112320
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-10-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N3946A to the current registrant.
  • 2010-07-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2009
    Manufactured (2009).
  • 1970-01-20
    N3946A previously assigned to a Beechcraft V35B Bonanza (s/n D-9085); cancelled.
  • 1960-01-12
    N3946A previously assigned to a Douglas DC-3/C-47 (s/n 17146); cancelled.
Overview

About N3946A

N3946A is a 2009 American Eurocopter AS350B3, serial number 4706. 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 October 14, 2010 and expires on October 31, 2029.

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 July 1, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3946A.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3946A.

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.