N181J - 2018 Agustawestland Philadelphia AW139 Aircraft Registration

N181J is a 2018 Agustawestland Philadelphia AW139, a twin-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Powderbird LLC in Providence, RI. This aircraft holds a special flight permit airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 11, 2022. The registration certificate was issued on March 2, 2022. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2029. Powered by a P&w Canada PT6C-67C engine producing 1679 horsepower, N181J is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A1452B (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N181J was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 40.6925, -74.1687 on July 29, 2025. The FAA registry record for N181J was last updated on October 11, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The AgustaWestland AW139, a medium-lift twin-engine helicopter that became the dominant rotorcraft in offshore oil and gas operations worldwide. First flown in 2001, it is a conventional helicopter configuration powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67C turboshaft engines, capable of carrying 12 passengers over 305 kilometers. Measuring over 60 feet in length with a range of nearly 600 nautical miles, it was manufactured through a joint venture between Italy's Agusta and America's Bell Helicopter before becoming solely an AgustaWestland product. AviatorDB tracks 111 Agustawestland Philadelphia aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is A139.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N181J. 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.