Eurocopter AS365N3 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 22, 2026
There are 23 Eurocopter AS365N3 airframes on record (built 1987–2013), 13 currently registered. 1 has one or more NTSB accident records (2 records total). Data as of Jul 22, 2026.
Recent Eurocopter AS365N3 accidents
The pilot’s decision to continue the landing without having visually identified wires that were known to be in the vicinity of the landing zone, which resulted in a collision with the wires while attempting an off-airport landing in dark night visual meteorological conditions.
The unintentional movement of the jettison handle in-flight due to the pilot’s dropping of a manual that impacted the handle and released the door window, which then impacted the horizontal stabilizer. Contributing to the accident was the jettison handle guard not being installed by maintenance personnel.