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2014 Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B3

Helicopter · serial 7915

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Feb 28, 2029.

Registered owner

California Highway Patrol

Owner type: Government
Address: 601 N 7th St, Sacramento, CA 95811
Also named: Office of Air Operations
Fleet: 24 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B3
Year built: 2014
Serial number: 7915
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Turbomeca ARRIEL 2D · 802 hp
Seats: 7
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Sep 4, 2014)
Mode S code: ADA21A (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Feb 4, 2016 · last FAA action Jul 18, 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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