N970WE

2005 Eurocopter AS 350 B3

Helicopter · serial 4037

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jan 31, 2028.

Registered owner

West Elk Air LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: Hangar 13 1 Airport Rd, Gunnison, CO 81230
Fleet: 4 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Eurocopter AS 350 B3
Year built: 2005
Serial number: 4037
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 Sep 15, 2020)
Mode S code: AD859E (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jan 26, 2021 · last FAA action Jul 29, 2024

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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