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N479C

2020 Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B3

Helicopter · serial 8820

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Feb 29, 2028.

Registered owner

Department of Homeland Security

Owner type: Government
Address: 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW 6 4a, Washington, DC 20229
Fleet: 122 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B3
Year built: 2020
Serial number: 8820
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Safran ARRIEL 2D · 952 hp
Seats: 7
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Nov 17, 2020)
Mode S code: A5E2BB (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Feb 17, 2021 · last FAA action Apr 21, 2023

Past registrations of N479C

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Aug 7, 2012 1947 Stinson 108-2 · serial 108-3479 Kottler Sidney · Riverside, CA

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

Check the official record

This page mirrors the FAA's public registry file dated Oct 30, 2026. The FAA's own N-number inquiry is the official record, with the full owner address and documents.

Where is it now?

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