Turbine helicopter

N479C

2020 Airbus H125

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
8820
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security (Government)
Based
Washington, DC
2020 Airbus H125
Representative photo of a Airbus H125. Not a photo of N479C.
Registration record

N479C on the FAA register

Type
2020 Airbus H125 (FAA: Airbus AS350B3)
Serial
8820
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2D
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC
Certificate issued
2021-02-17
Airworthiness date
2020-11-17
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5E2BB
Mode S (octal)
51361273
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
300 nm
Cruise (type)
112 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$3,200,000 to $3,863,828
Middle half of 3 live Airbus H125 listings, 2018–2026 models (median $3,250,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N479C.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N479C to the current registrant.
  • 2020-11-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2012-08-07
    N479C previously assigned to a Stinson 108-2 (s/n 108-3479); cancelled.
Overview

About N479C

N479C is a 2020 Airbus H125 (FAA model AS350B3), serial number 8820. The FAA register lists Department of Homeland Security as the registrant in Washington, District of Columbia. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 17, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Safran ARRIEL 2D engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 112 knots and a range of about 300 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 17, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N479C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
112 kt
Range
300 nm
Fuel burn
44 gph

Published figures for the Airbus H125 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Airbus H125 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-09-10 Accident · Baker Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3265
Reported aircraft: Stinson 108-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N479C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AILABLE TO INVESTIGATOR.

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.