N185SD - 2016 Airbus Helicopters INC AS350B3 Aircraft Registration

N185SD is a 2016 Airbus Helicopters INC AS350B3, a single-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Orange County Sheriff's Department in Costa Mesa, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on February 12, 2016. The registration certificate was issued on August 22, 2016. The registration is set to expire on August 31, 2029. Powered by a Turbomeca ARRIEL 2D engine producing 802 horsepower, N185SD is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A154D3 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N185SD was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 33.6751, -117.8693 on July 31, 2025. The FAA registry record for N185SD was last updated on August 25, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

Airbus SE, headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands, with manufacturing facilities across Europe, is one of the world's two largest commercial aircraft manufacturers. The company produces the A220, A320neo family, A330neo, A350, and A380 widebody aircraft. AviatorDB tracks 345 Airbus Helicopters INC aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the AS350B3 model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N185SD. 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.