Turbine helicopter

N3972A

2010 Eurocopter AS350B-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2010
Serial
7082
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
2010 Eurocopter AS350B-3
Representative photo of a Eurocopter AS350B-3. Not a photo of N3972A.
Registration record

N3972A on the FAA register

Type
2010 Eurocopter AS350B-3 (FAA: Eurocopter AS 350 B3)
Serial
7082
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Registered owner
Us Department of Homeland Security + 2 co-owners
Washington, DC
Certificate issued
2011-08-26
Airworthiness date
2011-06-15
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A49F69
Mode S (octal)
51117551
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
178 nm
Cruise (type)
123 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-08-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N3972A to the current registrant.
  • 2011-06-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2010
    Manufactured (2010).
  • 1985-08-01
    N3972A previously assigned to a Homebuilt Wizard J3 (s/n J3-40-2865); cancelled.
  • 1970-07-13
    N3972A previously assigned to a North American Navion L-17C (s/n NAV41085); cancelled.
Overview

About N3972A

N3972A is a 2010 Eurocopter AS350B-3 (FAA model AS 350 B3), serial number 7082. 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 August 26, 2011 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1 engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 123 knots and a range of about 178 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 15, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3972A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
123 kt
Range
178 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-07-29 Accident · Roanoke,Va, 46 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2608
Reported aircraft: Navion C — a different aircraft that carried the N3972A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AROUND AND INTENTIONAL GR-UP LDG AT ROANOKE,VA.

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.