Turbine helicopter

N4048L

1997 Eurocopter AS 350B-2 Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
3020
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 1SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
U S Dept of Homeland Security + 2 co-owners (Government)
Based
Washington, DC
1997 Eurocopter AS 350B-2 Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Eurocopter AS 350B-2 Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N4048L.
Registration record

N4048L on the FAA register

Type
1997 Eurocopter AS 350B-2 Turbine Helicopters (FAA: Eurocopter AS 350 B2)
Serial
3020
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 1SER
Registered owner
U S Dept of Homeland Security + 2 co-owners
Washington, DC
Certificate issued
1998-06-24
Airworthiness date
1997-12-11
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4BEF8
Mode S (octal)
51137370
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-06-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N4048L to the current registrant.
  • 1997-12-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1992-12-22
    N4048L previously assigned to a Cessna 421 (s/n 4210048); cancelled.
Overview

About N4048L

N4048L is a 1997 Eurocopter AS 350B-2 Turbine Helicopters (FAA model AS 350 B2), serial number 3020. The FAA register lists U S Dept of Homeland Security + 2 co-owners as the registrant in Washington, District of Columbia. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 24, 1998 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Turbomeca ARRIEL 1SER engine and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 11, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4048L. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-07-01 Accident · Cedar Rapids,Ia, 15 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3289
Reported aircraft: Cessna 421 — a different aircraft that carried the N4048L registration before this airframe.
1972-07-12 Accident · Bishop,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2342
Reported aircraft: Cessna 421 — a different aircraft that carried the N4048L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: RWY.

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.