Turbine helicopter

N3949A

2010 American Eurocopter AS350B3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2010
Serial
4952
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security + 2 co-owners (Government)
Based
Washington, DC
Registration record

N3949A on the FAA register

Type
2010 American Eurocopter AS350B3
Serial
4952
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security + 2 co-owners
Washington, DC
Certificate issued
2011-01-06
Airworthiness date
2010-06-03
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A49539
Mode S (octal)
51112471
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-01-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N3949A to the current registrant.
  • 2010-06-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981-05-06
    N3949A previously assigned to a Beechcraft V35B Bonanza (s/n D-9078); cancelled.
Overview

About N3949A

N3949A is a 2010 American Eurocopter AS350B3, serial number 4952. The FAA register lists Department of Homeland Security + 2 co-owners as the registrant in Washington, District of Columbia. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 6, 2011 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 June 3, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3949A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-11-25 Accident · Delta,Oh, 35 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3266
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft V35B — a different aircraft that carried the N3949A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: .PLT REPLIED-CLIMBING W SICK PAX.WND GSTG 23KTS.

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.