Turbine helicopter

N487HB

2020 Airbus AS 350B3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
8886
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
County of Butte + 2 co-owners (Government)
Based
Oroville, CA
Registration record

N487HB on the FAA register

Type
2020 Airbus AS 350B3
Serial
8886
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2D
Registered owner
County of Butte + 2 co-owners
Oroville, CA
Certificate issued
2022-12-03
Airworthiness date
2022-05-11
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6034B
Mode S (octal)
51401513
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-12-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N487HB.
  • 2022-05-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2020
    Manufactured (2020).
Overview

About N487HB

N487HB is a 2020 Airbus AS 350B3, serial number 8886. The FAA register lists County of Butte + 2 co-owners as the registrant in Oroville, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 3, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Safran ARRIEL 2D engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 11, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N487HB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N487HB.

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.