Turbine helicopter

N556SD

2011 American Eurocopter AS350B3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
7086
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Harris County Sheriffs Office (Government)
Based
Houston, TX
Registration record

N556SD on the FAA register

Type
2011 American Eurocopter AS350B3
Serial
7086
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Registered owner
Harris County Sheriffs Office
Houston, TX
Certificate issued
2024-11-27
Airworthiness date
2011-01-28
Registration expires
2031-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A71749
Mode S (octal)
51613511
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-11-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N556SD to the current registrant.
  • 2018-10-23
    N556SD previously assigned to a Yuneec International Co Q500 Typhoon (s/n YU15030248B01101); cancelled.
  • 2011-01-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N556SD

N556SD is a 2011 American Eurocopter AS350B3, serial number 7086. The FAA register lists Harris County Sheriffs Office as the registrant in Houston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 27, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1 engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 28, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N556SD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N556SD.

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.