Turbine helicopter

N72LC

1992 Eurocopter AS 350B-2 Turbine Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1992
Serial
2628
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 1D1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lee County Sheriffs Office (Government)
Based
Fort Myers, FL
1992 Eurocopter AS 350B-2 Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Eurocopter AS 350B-2 Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N72LC.
Registration record

N72LC on the FAA register

Type
1992 Eurocopter AS 350B-2 Turbine Helicopters (FAA: Eurocopter AS350B2)
Serial
2628
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 1D1
Registered owner
Lee County Sheriffs Office
Fort Myers, FL
Certificate issued
2006-04-04
Airworthiness date
2007-06-22
Registration expires
2027-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9A230
Mode S (octal)
52321060
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-06-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2006-11-18
    Accident at Ft. Myers, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2006-04-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N72LC to the current registrant.
  • 2002-09-25
    N72LC previously assigned to a Hughes OH-6A (s/n 68-17184); cancelled.
  • 1992
    Manufactured (1992).
Overview

About N72LC

N72LC is a 1992 Eurocopter AS 350B-2 Turbine Helicopters (FAA model AS350B2), serial number 2628. The FAA register lists Lee County Sheriffs Office as the registrant in Fort Myers, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 4, 2006 and expires on March 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Turbomeca ARRIEL 1D1 engine and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 22, 2007.

N72LC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-11-18 Accident · Ft. Myers, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · MIA07TA017
Reported aircraft: Eurocopter AS 350 BA
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during engine start. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper advancement of the fuel control lever.
1999-12-20 Accident · Fort Myers, FL Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · MIA00GA057
Reported aircraft: Hughes OH-6A — a different aircraft that carried the N72LC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: improper maintenance inspection of the helicopter by unknown maintenance personnel, resulting in a worn control rod bearing being continued in service, and subsequent separation, resulting in an in-flight loss of control and a crash.

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.