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N172AE

2004 Eurocopter AS 350 B3

Helicopter · serial 3839

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Sep 30, 2029.

Registered owner

US Department of Homeland Security

Owner type: Government
Address: 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW Rm 6.4a, Washington, DC 20229
Also named: US Customs & Border Protection; Office of Air & Marine
Fleet: 61 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Eurocopter AS 350 B3
Year built: 2004
Serial number: 3839
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1 · 747 hp
Seats: 6
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Dec 14, 2004)
Mode S code: A120A0 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Feb 16, 2005 · last FAA action Sep 2, 2023

What a Airbus H125 (AS350) looks likePhoto of a Airbus H125 (AS350), not this aircraft: Cjp24, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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