Turbine helicopter

N996PD

1998 Eurocopter AS 350B-2 Turbine Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1998
Serial
3168
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 1D1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Twin Peaks Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Missoula, MT
1998 Eurocopter AS 350B-2 Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Eurocopter AS 350B-2 Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N996PD.
Registration record

N996PD on the FAA register

Type
1998 Eurocopter AS 350B-2 Turbine Helicopters (FAA: Eurocopter AS 350 B2)
Serial
3168
Engines
Turbomeca ARRIEL 1D1
Registered owner
Twin Peaks Aviation LLC
Missoula, MT
Certificate issued
2024-07-31
Airworthiness date
1999-07-09
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADEA36
Mode S (octal)
53365066
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N996PD.
  • 2001-03-18
    Accident at Hayward, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1999-07-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1998
    Manufactured (1998).
Overview

About N996PD

N996PD is a 1998 Eurocopter AS 350B-2 Turbine Helicopters (FAA model AS 350 B2), serial number 3168. The FAA register lists Twin Peaks Aviation LLC as the registrant in Missoula, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 31, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

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 July 9, 1999.

N996PD has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-03-18 Accident · Hayward, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX01TA119
Reported aircraft: Eurocopter AS350-B2
Probable cause: The fatigue fracture of the engine accessory drive gear while maneuvering, which resulted in a loss of engine power and collision with a residential transmission line during the ensuing forced landing. A factor associated with the accident was the residential transmission line.

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.