Department of Homeland Security

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Data confidence: Records are linked by certificate number, aircraft registration, or a name match that a reviewer has confirmed. Each record below shows how it was linked.

Also recorded as: Department of Homeland Security

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2024-12-16 Operator named in NTSB report
AMERICAN EUROCOPTER LLC AS350B3 (N617GC) Fatal injury PUBU

Operated by Department of Homeland Security (per NTSB report)

Not yet finalized — may be revised.
Source: NTSB case WPR25FA062
Accident · 2016-06-13 Operator named in NTSB report
EUROCOPTER EC120 (N372HS) No injuries PUBU

Operated by DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (per NTSB report)

The pilot's decision to exit the helicopter with the engine and rotors turning and the selection of unsuitable terrain for a landing, which resulted in a roll over.

Source: NTSB case GAA16CA318
Accident · 2012-11-23 Operator named in NTSB report
EUROCOPTER AS350B3 2B1 (N3984A) Minor injury PUBU

Operated by Department of Homeland Security (per NTSB report)

The pilot's distraction while retrieving an item behind him while the helicopter was on the ground with the engine running, which led to his aggressive overapplication of the flight controls after experiencing a ground resonance condition and subsequent loss of helicopter control.

Source: NTSB case WPR13TA051
Accident · 2011-10-04 Operator named in NTSB report
EUROCOPTER EC120B (N3925A) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (per NTSB report)

The pilot's improper use of the collective while landing, which resulted in an unrecoverable forward pitching moment. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision not to go-around.

Source: NTSB case CEN12TA004
Accident · 2009-10-12 Operator named in NTSB report
MD HELICOPTER 600 (N613BP) Minor injury PUBU

Operated by Department of Homeland Security (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm during an autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.

Source: NTSB case WPR10TA016

FAA enforcement actions

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

Maintenance disclosure history

No maintenance difficulty reports on file. Note: SDR filing is largely voluntary, so absence is not evidence of a clean maintenance history.

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N372HSEUROCOPTER EC120B2007Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N3925AOperator named in NTSB report
N3984AOperator named in NTSB report
N613BPOperator named in NTSB report
N617GCAMERICAN EUROCOPTER LLC AS350B32009Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report

Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate

Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.

1 aircraft filed records under this certificate within the last two years but are not in the fleet list we hold — fleet lists can lag actual operations.

  • N372HS (EUROCOPTER EC120B) — records 2016 · registered to BROWN HELICOPTER INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N3984A — records 2012 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N3925A — records 2011 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N613BP — records 2009 · no longer on the FAA registry