Turbine helicopter

N72HP

2015 Airbus H125

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
7978
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ohio Department of Public Safety (Government)
Based
Columbus, OH
2015 Airbus H125
Representative photo of a Airbus H125. Not a photo of N72HP.
Registration record

N72HP on the FAA register

Type
2015 Airbus H125 (FAA: Airbus AS350B3)
Serial
7978
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2D
Registered owner
Ohio Department of Public Safety
Columbus, OH
Certificate issued
2016-02-03
Airworthiness date
2015-02-05
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9A1F0
Mode S (octal)
52320760
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
300 nm
Cruise (type)
112 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-02-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N72HP.
  • 2015-02-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N72HP

N72HP is a 2015 Airbus H125 (FAA model AS350B3), serial number 7978. The FAA register lists Ohio Department of Public Safety as the registrant in Columbus, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 3, 2016 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Turbomeca 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 February 5, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N72HP. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
112 kt
Range
300 nm
Fuel burn
44 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-04-14 Accident · Lucasville, OH Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · NYC93GA082
Reported aircraft: Bell 206B — a different aircraft that carried the N72HP registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE UNFAVORABLE WINDS.

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.