N851BP is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Eurocopter AS 350 B3 built in 2002. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 20, 2009. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Eurocopter AS 350 B3 cancelled February 20, 2009
- Serial number
- 3588
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 2002
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- January 16, 2003
- Last FAA action
- January 20, 2009
- Last owner
- US Border Patrol Air Operations (Government)
El Paso, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N851BP
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Eurocopter AS 350 B3 · serial 3588
The pilot's encounter with a vortex ring state and his inability to maintain control of the helicopter.
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