Turbine helicopter

N3951A

2010 American Eurocopter AS350B3

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2010
Serial
4993
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Us Department of Homeland Security + 2 co-owners (Government)
Based
Washington, DC
Registration record

N3951A on the FAA register

Type
2010 American Eurocopter AS350B3
Serial
4993
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Registered owner
Us Department of Homeland Security + 2 co-owners
Washington, DC
Certificate issued
2010-12-20
Airworthiness date
2010-06-02
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A497D8
Mode S (octal)
51113730
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-25
    Accident at San Luis, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 2010-12-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N3951A to the current registrant.
  • 2010-06-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1984-03-14
    N3951A previously assigned to a Boeing 707-123B (s/n 17647); cancelled.
  • 1971-07-15
    N3951A previously assigned to a Douglas DC-3/C-47 (s/n 33076); cancelled.
Overview

About N3951A

N3951A is a 2010 American Eurocopter AS350B3, serial number 4993. The FAA register lists Us Department of Homeland Security + 2 co-owners as the registrant in Washington, District of Columbia. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 20, 2010 and expires on December 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 June 2, 2010.

N3951A has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-06-25 Accident · San Luis, AZ Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR25LA189
Reported aircraft: American Eurocopter AS350B3
Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction s failure to properly recover the helicopter during an autorotative landing and the instructor pilot s failure to intervene, which resulted in a hard landing.
NTSB report ↗

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.