Turbine helicopter

N3983A

2011 American Eurocopter AS350B3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
7101
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

N3983A on the FAA register

Type
2011 American Eurocopter AS350B3
Serial
7101
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Registered owner
Us Department of Homeland Security + 2 co-owners
Washington, DC
Certificate issued
2011-10-24
Airworthiness date
2011-05-05
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4A343
Mode S (octal)
51121503
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-10-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N3983A to the current registrant.
  • 2011-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1983-12-08
    N3983A previously assigned to a Fairchild PT-26 (s/n FT-670); cancelled.
Overview

About N3983A

N3983A is a 2011 American Eurocopter AS350B3, serial number 7101. 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 October 24, 2011 and expires on October 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 May 5, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3983A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-10-31 Accident · Durham, CT Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · NYC83FNE01
Reported aircraft: Fairchild M-62A-3 — a different aircraft that carried the N3983A 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.