Turbine helicopter

N881SD

2019 Airbus H125

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2019
Serial
8778
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
City of San Diego (Government)
Based
San Diego, CA
2019 Airbus H125
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Registration record

N881SD on the FAA register

Type
2019 Airbus H125 (FAA: Airbus AS350B3)
Serial
8778
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2D
Registered owner
City of San Diego
San Diego, CA
Certificate issued
2020-09-09
Airworthiness date
2019-12-23
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC2320
Mode S (octal)
53021440
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 N881SD.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N881SD.
  • 2019-12-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N881SD

N881SD is a 2019 Airbus H125 (FAA model AS350B3), serial number 8778. The FAA register lists City of San Diego as the registrant in San Diego, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 9, 2020 and expires on September 30, 2027.

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 December 23, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N881SD.

Cruise
112 kt
Range
300 nm
Fuel burn
44 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N881SD.

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.