Turbine helicopter

N970WE

2005 Eurocopter AS 350B-3 Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
4037
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
West Elk Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Gunnison, CO
2005 Eurocopter AS 350B-3 Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Eurocopter AS 350B-3 Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N970WE.
Registration record

N970WE on the FAA register

Type
2005 Eurocopter AS 350B-3 Turbine Helicopters (FAA: Eurocopter AS 350 B3)
Serial
4037
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1
Registered owner
West Elk Air LLC
Gunnison, CO
Certificate issued
2021-01-26
Airworthiness date
2020-09-15
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD859E
Mode S (octal)
53302636
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-01-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N970WE.
  • 2020-09-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
Overview

About N970WE

N970WE is a 2005 Eurocopter AS 350B-3 Turbine Helicopters (FAA model AS 350 B3), serial number 4037. The FAA register lists West Elk Air LLC as the registrant in Gunnison, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 26, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1 engine and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 15, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N970WE.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N970WE.

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.