Turbine helicopter

N408SD

2002 Eurocopter EC120B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
1302
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIUS 2F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
County of Santa Clara + 2 co-owners (Government)
Based
San Jose, CA
2002 Eurocopter EC120B
Representative photo of a Eurocopter EC120B. Not a photo of N408SD.
Registration record

N408SD on the FAA register

Type
2002 Eurocopter EC120B
Serial
1302
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIUS 2F
Registered owner
County of Santa Clara + 2 co-owners
San Jose, CA
Certificate issued
2003-01-16
Airworthiness date
2002-09-16
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4CBED
Mode S (octal)
51145755
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
393 nm
Cruise (type)
122 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$887,500 to $1,085,880
Middle half of 5 live Eurocopter EC120B listings, 1999–2007 models (median $985,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N408SD.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-01-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N408SD.
  • 2002-09-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N408SD

N408SD is a 2002 Eurocopter EC120B, serial number 1302. The FAA register lists County of Santa Clara + 2 co-owners as the registrant in San Jose, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 16, 2003 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Turbomeca ARRIUS 2F engine and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 122 knots and a range of about 393 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 16, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N408SD.

Cruise
122 kt
Range
393 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Eurocopter EC120B type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Eurocopter EC120B specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N408SD.

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.