Turbine helicopter

N405AE

2000 Eurocopter AS 350B-3 Turbine Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2000
Serial
3286
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 1SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Temsco Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Ketchikan, AK
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2000 Eurocopter AS 350B-3 Turbine Helicopters
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Registration record

N405AE on the FAA register

Type
2000 Eurocopter AS 350B-3 Turbine Helicopters (FAA: Eurocopter AS 350 B3)
Serial
3286
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 1SER
Registered owner
Temsco Helicopters Inc
Ketchikan, AK
Certificate issued
2000-09-22
Airworthiness date
2000-08-15
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4BF39
Mode S (octal)
51137471
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-09-23
    Accident at Ketchikan, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2000-09-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N405AE.
  • 2000-08-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N405AE

N405AE is a 2000 Eurocopter AS 350B-3 Turbine Helicopters (FAA model AS 350 B3), serial number 3286. The FAA register lists Temsco Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Ketchikan, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 22, 2000 and expires on April 30, 2028.

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 August 15, 2000.

N405AE has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-09-23 Accident · Ketchikan, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC00LA132
Reported aircraft: Eurocopter AS-350B-3
Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent activation of the collective flight stop/emergency fuel augmentation switch, which resulted in engine and main rotor overspeeds, thereby precipitating failures of the tail rotor drive shaft coupling and power turbine blades. A factor associated with the accident was the manufacturer's inadequate design of the flight stop switch, which has insufficient safeguards to preclude inadvertent activation.
1991-07-27 Accident · Dfw Airport, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW91LA137B
Reported aircraft: British Aerospace J-3100 — a different aircraft that carried the N405AE registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE CAPTAIN OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT MISJUDGED CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRCRAFT AND THE STANDING COMMUTER AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE FAILURE BY THE SECOND PILOT OF THE OTHER AIRPLANE TO IDENTIFY A HAZARDOUS CONDITION.

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.