N578AE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Eurocopter AS 350 B3 built in 2003. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 8, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Eurocopter AS 350 B3 cancelled May 8, 2021
- Serial number
- 3716
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 2003
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 17, 2004
- Last FAA action
- December 21, 2017
- Last owner
- US Department Of Homeland Security (Government)
Washington, DC - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N578AE
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Eurocopter AS350B3 · serial 3730
An engine compartment explosion during takeoff; the origin of the explosion could not be determined during postaccident examination due to extensive fire damage.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site