Aircraft Description
N981HP is a 2016 Airbus Helicopters INC AS350B3, a single-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to California Highway Patrol in Sacramento, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 5, 2016. The registration certificate was issued on January 19, 2017. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2030. Powered by a Turbomeca ARRIEL 2D engine producing 802 horsepower, N981HP is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ADAF98 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N981HP was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 37.8050, -122.1725 on April 3, 2026. The FAA registry record for N981HP was last updated on September 30, 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 N981HP. 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: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC