Turbine helicopter

N6981A

2012 American Eurocopter AS350B3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
7472
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Washington, DC
Registration record

N6981A on the FAA register

Type
2012 American Eurocopter AS350B3
Serial
7472
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2D
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security + 1 co-owner
Washington, DC
Certificate issued
2013-12-09
Airworthiness date
2012-11-13
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A94AEA
Mode S (octal)
52245352
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).
  • 2013-12-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N6981A to the current registrant.
  • 2012-11-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1995-09-20
    N6981A previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 278054010); cancelled.
  • 1968-09-24
    N6981A previously assigned to a Cessna 172 (s/n 29081); cancelled.
Overview

About N6981A

N6981A is a 2012 American Eurocopter AS350B3, serial number 7472. The FAA register lists Department of Homeland Security + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Washington, District of Columbia. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 9, 2013 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Turbomeca ARRIEL 2D engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 13, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6981A.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N6981A.

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.