Aircraft Description
N172AE is a 2004 Eurocopter AS 350 B3, a single-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Us Department of Homeland Security in Washington, DC. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 14, 2004. The registration certificate was issued on February 16, 2005. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2029. Powered by a Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1 engine producing 747 horsepower, N172AE is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A120A0 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N172AE was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 26.1761, -98.2380 on July 12, 2025. The FAA registry record for N172AE was last updated on September 2, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Eurocopter is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 854 Eurocopter aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the AS 350 B3 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N172AE. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC