Turbine helicopter

N78B

Airbus H125

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
8545
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
K2 Aircraft Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Pasadena, CA
 Airbus H125
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Registration record

N78B on the FAA register

Type
Airbus H125 (FAA: Airbus AS350B3)
Serial
8545
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2D
Registered owner
K2 Aircraft Holdings LLC
Pasadena, CA
Certificate issued
2026-10-14
Airworthiness date
2018-10-04
Registration expires
2033-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA8E46
Mode S (octal)
52507106
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
300 nm
Cruise (type)
112 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$3,200,000 to $3,863,828
Middle half of 3 live Airbus H125 listings, 2018–2026 models (median $3,250,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N78B.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-10-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N78B to the current registrant.
  • 2018-10-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2013-07-08
    N78B previously assigned to a Homebuilt Supercat X-1 (s/n 381); cancelled.
  • 1986-03-18
    N78B previously assigned to a Douglas DC3A (s/n 4140); cancelled.
Overview

About N78B

N78B is an Airbus H125 (FAA model AS350B3), serial number 8545. The FAA register lists K2 Aircraft Holdings LLC as the registrant in Pasadena, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 14, 2026 and expires on October 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Safran 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 October 4, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78B.

Cruise
112 kt
Range
300 nm
Fuel burn
44 gph

Published figures for the Airbus H125 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Airbus H125 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78B.

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.