Turbine helicopter

N44DS

2003 Eurocopter EC 155B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
6615
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIEL series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ds Air II LLC (LLC)
Based
Carrollton, VA
Registration record

N44DS on the FAA register

Type
2003 Eurocopter EC 155B
Serial
6615
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIEL series
Registered owner
Ds Air II LLC
Carrollton, VA
Certificate issued
2018-07-06
Airworthiness date
2003-05-09
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A548A0
Mode S (octal)
51244240
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
463 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-07-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N44DS to the current registrant.
  • 2013-04-17
    N44DS previously assigned to a Brantly B-2 (s/n 30); cancelled.
  • 2003-05-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N44DS

N44DS is a 2003 Eurocopter EC 155B, serial number 6615. The FAA register lists Ds Air II LLC as the registrant in Carrollton, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 6, 2018 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Turbomeca ARRIEL series engines and 15 seats. Published figures for the type give a range of about 463 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated May 9, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N44DS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Range
463 nm

Published figures for the Eurocopter EC 155B type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-09-11 Accident · Waukegan,Il, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4089
Reported aircraft: Brantly B2B — a different aircraft that carried the N44DS 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.