N981DW V

This aircraft — FAA registration facts

N981DW is a 2015 Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B2 (serial 8132), registered to Raven Aviation LLC (LLC) in Fresno, CA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires December 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from November 2015 (10 years ago). It carries a Turbomeca ARRIEL 1D1 engine rated at 712 hp, the engine on 83% of registered Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B2s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address ADAF3B. It is one of 12 Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B2 aircraft on the FAA registry. Raven Aviation LLC holds 10 aircraft on the registry.

Registered owner

Raven Aviation LLC

Owner type

LLC

Based in

Fresno, CA

Serial number

8132

Year built

2015 · 11 yrs old

Airworthiness class

Standard – Normal

FAA status

V

Mode-S / ICAO24

ADAF3B · 53327473 octal

Certificate issued

Dec 29, 2015

Airworthiness date

Nov 5, 2015

Last FAA activity

Jul 1, 2023

Registration expires

Dec 31, 2028

FAA region

4

Source: FAA aircraft registry (public record). Community reviews and photos below.

Engine on this aircraft

Engine

Turbomeca ARRIEL 1D1

Engine type

Turbo-shaft

Rated power

712 hp

Power per seat

102 hp

FAA engine code

60053

10 of the 12 registered Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B2 carry this engine (83%), across 3 engine variants on the type.

Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.

Community facts about N981DW

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