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N851BP

Cancelled 2009
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Deregistered aircraft · 2002 Eurocopter AS 350 B3 · Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1

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Cancelled
February 20, 2009
Status when cancelled
Triennial form not returned
Serial number
3588
Year built
2002
Type
Rotorcraft
Engine
Turbo-shaft
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
October 28, 2002
Certificate issued
January 16, 2003
Last registry action
January 20, 2009
Mode S code
ABAB36
Owner when cancelled
US Border Patrol Air Operations
Location
El Paso, TX
Owner type
Government
Airframe modelEurocopter AS 350 B3TCDS H9EU · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelTurbomeca ARRIEL-2B1TCDS E00054EN · Turbo-shaft

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N851BP and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB DFW07GA119Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportSan Elizario, TXThe pilot's encounter with a vortex ring state and his inability to maintain control of the helicopter.May 22, 2007 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N851BP and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20070522011779AManeuver · San Elizario, TX(-23) On may 22, 2007 at 0838 MDT, a Eurocopter as 350 B3, N851BP, registered to us border patrol air operations, collided with terrain while performing maneuvers along the us and Mexico border. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The…May 22, 2007 · Destroyed · 1 fatal