Aerospatiale AS350
65 on the U.S. register across 5 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1978 to 1996; half of them date from 1988 or earlier. Alaska has the most (10). 95% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the AS350 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Helicopters
- Power
- Turboshaft, 1 engine
- Common engines
- Turbomeca Arriel 1Ser (28), Turbomeca Arriel 1D1 (12), Turbomeca Arriel 1B (9)
- Seats
- 6
- Built of
- aluminium with composite parts · Composite rotor blades and a composite Starflex rotor head.
- Maker on the register
- Aerospatiale
- Registered
- earliest certificate November 24, 1987; newest July 22, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
LLC33 (51%)Corporation23 (35%)Non-citizen corporation3 (5%)Government3 (5%)Individual2 (3%)Co-owned1 (2%)
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| LLC | 33 | 51% |
| Corporation | 23 | 35% |
| Non-citizen corporation | 3 | 5% |
| Government | 3 | 5% |
| Individual | 2 | 3% |
| Co-owned | 1 | 2% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| AS350 B2 ECUREUIL | 21 | 1983 to 1996 | 32.3% |
| AS350BA | 18 | 1979 to 1994 | 27.7% |
| AS350B | 13 | 1978 to 1990 | 20.0% |
| AS350B2 | 11 | 1979 to 1994 | 16.9% |
| AS350B1 ECUREUIL | 2 | 1989 | 3.1% |
When they were built by decade · 14 with no year on file
Registration status
By status, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Valid | 64 | 98% |
| Reports overdue | 1 | 2% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 54 | 83% |
| None on file | 7 | 11% |
| Multiple | 3 | 5% |
| Restricted | 1 | 2% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Northstar Trekking LLC4US Helicopters INC3Elt Holdings LLC3US Department of Homeland Security2Temsco Helicopters INC2Ns Air Leasing LLC2Eurotec Vertical Flight Solutions LLC2Discovery Helicopters LLC2Coastal Helicopters INC2Bristow LLC2Aircraft Trustee Services INC Trustee2Yukon Helicopters INC1
Largest fleets, as a table
Fleet pages: Northstar Trekking LLC · US Helicopters INC · US Department of Homeland Security · Temsco Helicopters INC · Ns Air Leasing LLC · Eurotec Vertical Flight Solutions LLC · Discovery Helicopters LLC · Coastal Helicopters INC
Accident history NTSB records · 42 cases since 1982, 12 fatal
2023-05-22ANC23LA038 · AS350B2 N745RH · accident near Honolulu, HI · no injuries
2021-05-12CEN21LA216 · AS350 B2 ECUREUIL N841BP · accident near Yukon, OK · no injuries
2020-02-06DCA20IA081 · AS350BA N611TC · incident near Johnson Valley, CA · no injuries
2018-05-18GAA18CA289 · AS350 B2 ECUREUIL N288CH · accident near Yakutat, AK · no injuries
2014-12-27ERA15WA098 · AS350B PTHNC · accident near Bertioga · 5 killed
2014-11-13WPR15CA040 · AS350BA N425U · accident near Panguitch, UT · minor injuries
2014-06-29WPR14LA272 · AS350B2 N350CR · accident near Dietrich, ID · serious injuries
2014-06-27CEN14LA326 · AS350B N69PJ · accident near Mayhill, NM · serious injuries
The 8 most recent of 42 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Aerospatiale AS350 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
65 as of October 27, 2026, counting 5 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Aerospatiale AS350s?
Alaska, with 10.
Who owns the Aerospatiale AS350?
95% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Aerospatiale AS350s on the register built?
Between 1978 and 1996; half of them in 1988 or earlier.
How many Aerospatiale AS350 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
42 accidents and incidents since 1982, 12 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Aerospatiale AS350 made of?
A mostly aluminium airframe with composite parts where they save weight: control surfaces, fairings, the tail or the rotor blades. Composite rotor blades and a composite Starflex rotor head. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Aerospatiale AS350 the component layer
A mostly aluminium airframe with composite parts where they save weight: control surfaces, fairings, the tail or the rotor blades. Composite rotor blades and a composite Starflex rotor head. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 4,985 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 131 of them in the last ten years: about 20.2 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is rotorcraft systems.
Failure reports 4,985 since 1995 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 317 |
| 96 | 402 |
| 97 | 377 |
| 98 | 371 |
| 99 | 318 |
| 00 | 234 |
| 01 | 453 |
| 02 | 384 |
| 03 | 258 |
| 04 | 355 |
| 05 | 416 |
| 06 | 272 |
| 07 | 52 |
| 08 | 68 |
| 09 | 71 |
| 10 | 74 |
| 11 | 123 |
| 12 | 92 |
| 13 | 99 |
| 14 | 39 |
| 15 | 59 |
| 16 | 20 |
| 17 | 27 |
| 18 | 25 |
| 19 | 29 |
| 20 | 12 |
| 21 | 9 |
| 22 | 6 |
| 23 | 6 |
| 24 | 3 |
| 25 | 13 |
| 26 | 1 |
By system
Rotorcraft systems1,908 (38%)Engine1,154 (23%)Heating, ice protection and utility systems567 (11%)Instruments and avionics434 (9%)Electrical power325 (7%)Airframe structure269 (5%)Fuel system185 (4%)Cabin, seats and restraints61 (1%)
Failure reports by system, as a table
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Bearing | 467 |
| Indicator | 157 |
| Servo | 142 |
| Gyro | 135 |
| Transmitter | 133 |
| Rod | 132 |
| Blade | 113 |
| Pump | 98 |
| Motor | 88 |
| Hinge | 83 |
Latest reports
2026-01-21Meter: inoperative · instruments and avionics
2025-10-28Capacitor: broken · engine
2025-10-02Brushes: faulted · electrical power
2025-09-16Module: making metal · engine
2025-08-19Stiffener: cracked · airframe structure
Approved replacement parts 23 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Nordam Transparency Div 7Heritage Aviation LTD 5Magnetic Seal CORP 2Skurka Aerospace INC 1Simplex Manufacturing CO 1Purolator Facet INC (Formerly Facet Filter Products) 1Pall Aeropower Corporation 1Miraj Corporation 1
Most often: flir (4), window (3), windshield (2), magnetic shaft (2), windshields and (1), window door (1), vfr instrument (1), tail rotor (1), starter generator (1), spray system (1).
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the AS350 links to the rest of the register
Design
- Aerospatiale 178 aircraft on the register
- Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL 21 registered
- Aerospatiale AS350BA 18 registered
- Aerospatiale AS350B 13 registered
- Aerospatiale AS350B2 11 registered
- Aerospatiale AS350B1 ECUREUIL 2 registered
- Type certificate H9EU · held by Airbus Helicopters
- Built of aluminium with composite parts · Composite rotor blades and a composite Starflex rotor head.
Engines
- Turbomeca (Safran) ARRIEL 1 series 28 of these aircraft · 681 hp
- Turbomeca (Safran) ARRIEL 1D1 12 of these aircraft · 712 hp
- Turbomeca (Safran) ARRIEL 1B 9 of these aircraft · 641 hp
- Honeywell LTS101-700D-2 3 of these aircraft · 732 hp
- Rolls-Royce 250-C30 1 of these aircraft · 650 hp
Where they are
Biggest operators
- Northstar Trekking LLC 4 of these aircraft
- US Helicopters INC 3 of these aircraft
- Elt Holdings LLC 3 of these aircraft
- US Department Of Homeland Security 2 of these aircraft
- Temsco Helicopters INC 2 of these aircraft
Record
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the AS350 42 cases since 1982 · 12 fatal
Airworthiness
- Failure reports filed on the AS350 4,985 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/aerospatiale/as350.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 65
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N214ST | Aerospatiale AS350B |
Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2026-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N354HD | Aerospatiale AS350B2 |
Csc Delaware Trust CO Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N312B | Aerospatiale AS350BA |
Patriot Aviation INC Greenville, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N352VH | Aerospatiale AS350BA |
Elt Holdings LLC Cottonwood, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N350LP | Aerospatiale AS350B2 |
Airman Helicopter INC Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N178EH | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
Christian Rouleau LLC Hypoluxo, Florida |
Standard | 2026-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N292LF | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
Discovery Helicopters LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N596MS | Aerospatiale AS350BA |
Ns Air Leasing LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N350RN | Aerospatiale AS350B2 |
Co-owned owner Nevada |
None on file | 2025-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48B | Aerospatiale AS350B |
Gazelle LLC Missoula, Montana |
None on file | 2025-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N916AM | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
Elt Holdings LLC Cottonwood, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N955HD | Aerospatiale AS350B |
Turbolyft USA CORP Pitt Meadows Bc, |
Standard | 2025-01-04 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N792LF | Aerospatiale AS350B |
Gulf State Aviation LLC Tomball, Texas |
Standard | 2024-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N522SC | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
South Coast Helicopters LLC Fullerton, California |
Standard | 2024-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N275BP | Aerospatiale AS350B1 ECUREUIL |
City of Burbank Burbank, California |
Standard | 2024-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1883H | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
Helijet Ventures LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2023-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N929WB | Aerospatiale AS350B |
Aircraft Trustee Services INC Trustee Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N927LB | Aerospatiale AS350BA |
Elt Holdings LLC Cottonwood, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N113JP | Aerospatiale AS350B1 ECUREUIL |
Juliette Papa Leasing LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2023-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N355FS | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
Discovery Helicopters LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N972BH | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
Black Mountain Aviation LLC Boulder City, Nevada |
Standard | 2022-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N617TV | Aerospatiale AS350BA |
US Helicopters INC Marshville, North Carolina |
None on file | 2022-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N145K | Aerospatiale AS350B2 |
Kato Aviation LLC Henderson, Minnesota |
Multiple | 2022-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N821SP | Aerospatiale AS350BA |
Aviation Concepts America LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2021-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N963ES | Aerospatiale AS350B |
Fast Helicopters INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N909KP | Aerospatiale AS350B |
Riccochet LLC Okeechobee, Florida |
Standard | 2021-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N745RH | Aerospatiale AS350B2 |
United Helicopter Leasing LLC Honolulu, Hawaii |
Standard | 2021-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N611TC | Aerospatiale AS350BA |
Aircraft Trustee Services INC Trustee Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N234BU | Aerospatiale AS350BA |
Heli-Usa CORP Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2019-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N113PH | Aerospatiale AS350BA |
Cherokee Helicopter Service LLC Ford City, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2019-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57954 | Aerospatiale AS350BA |
Ns Air Leasing LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3598D | Aerospatiale AS350B2 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Multiple | 2018-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N398NS | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
Northstar Trekking LLC Juneau, Alaska |
Standard | 2018-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N605T | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
Temsco Helicopters INC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Standard | 2018-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N356NS | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
Northstar Trekking LLC Juneau, Alaska |
Standard | 2018-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N399NS | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
Northstar Trekking LLC Juneau, Alaska |
Standard | 2018-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N249GS | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
Pau Hana Enterprises LLC Series III Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2017-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N288CH | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
Coastal Helicopters INC Juneau, Alaska |
Standard | 2016-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N619LH | Aerospatiale AS350BA |
Yukon Helicopters INC Bethel, Alaska |
Multiple | 2015-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N151AD | Aerospatiale AS350B |
Atlantic Coast Maintenance Palm Coast, Florida |
Standard | 2015-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N450CC | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
Hosking Aviation INC Bountiful, Utah |
Standard | 2015-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N783FB | Aerospatiale AS350B2 |
Fb Helicopter LLC Banks, Oregon |
Standard | 2014-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888HV | Aerospatiale AS350B |
Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2014-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27WA | Aerospatiale AS350BA |
Wings Air Helicopters LLC West Harrison, New York |
Standard | 2014-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N274CH | Aerospatiale AS350BA |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2014-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N966FS | Aerospatiale AS350BA |
Tumbleweed Leasing CO INC West Jordan, Utah |
Standard | 2014-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N613CM | Aerospatiale AS350B |
Eurotec Vertical Flight Solutions LLC Eudora, Kansas |
None on file | 2014-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N614SD | Aerospatiale AS350B |
Eurotec Vertical Flight Solutions LLC Eudora, Kansas |
None on file | 2014-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111LN | Aerospatiale AS350BA |
C Lou Leasing LLC Mankato, Minnesota |
Restricted | 2012-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N279CH | Aerospatiale AS350B2 |
Coastal Helicopters INC Juneau, Alaska |
Standard | 2010-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N395NS | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
Northstar Trekking LLC Juneau, Alaska |
Standard | 2009-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N818HD | Aerospatiale AS350BA |
US Helicopters INC Marshville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2007-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61HL | Aerospatiale AS350BA |
Tiny Bubbles Aviation INC Pacoima, California |
None on file | 2007-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N187EH | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
Bristow LLC Lake Charles, Louisiana |
Standard | 2005-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N193EH | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
Bristow LLC Lake Charles, Louisiana |
None on file | 2005-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6096R | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
Helistream INC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2004-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N547SA | Aerospatiale AS350B2 |
Shier Aviation CORP DBA San Diego, California |
Standard | 2002-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36TV | Aerospatiale AS350B |
US Helicopters INC Marshville, North Carolina |
Standard | 1997-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N963SA | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
Saf LTD Lihue, Hawaii |
Standard | 1996-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N350MA | Aerospatiale AS350B |
Labutte Air INC Flint, Michigan |
Standard | 1995-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6094E | Aerospatiale AS350B2 |
Temsco Helicopters INC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Standard | 1994-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N204CH | Aerospatiale AS350B2 |
Coastal Helicopters Juneau, Alaska |
Standard | 1993-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N843BP | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
US Department of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 1988-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N842BP | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL |
US Department of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 1987-11-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N288WS | Aerospatiale AS350BA |
World Trade Enterprises LLC Lucas, Texas |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |