US Helicopter Registry

AerospatialeAlouetteandLama

51 Aerospatiale Alouette and Lama helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 0 percent of the US fleet and the number 37 type by count. It is a light single-engine turbine helicopter, the class the Helicopter Class Comparison describes for charter, built by Airbus Helicopters.

51
Registered in the US
0
On a Part 135 certificate
1970
Median year built
5
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under 11 model strings, folded together here. The strings are the manufacturer's own designations as typed on the registration, so a suffix marks a sub-model, an engine option, or sometimes only a different clerk.

Model as registeredRegistered
SA315B20
SA 318C ALOUETTE AST7
SE 3130 ALOUETTE II6
SA315B ALOUETTE III4
SA316B ALOUETTE III4
SA 318C3
SA319B ALOUETTE III3
SA 313B II ALLOUETTE1
SA-318C ALOUETTE II1
SA315B LAMA1
SE3130 ALOUETTE II1

Where the Aerospatiale Alouette and Lama is registered

By the registrant's state. A trust or leasing company can put a whole fleet at one address, so a state's count is about paperwork as much as flying.

When they were built

  • 1950s 24%
  • 1960s 1122%
  • 1970s 1224%
  • 1980s 48%
  • 1990s 12%

The register runs from 1958 to 1993, with 1961 the busiest year at 5 airframes. 21 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • Corporation 2447%
  • LLC 1835%
  • Individual 816%
  • Partnership 12%

The organisations with the most Aerospatiale Alouette and Lama helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES INC TRUSTEE8
SAN JUAN AVIATION LLC4
HIGH ALTITUDE HELICOPTERS INC3
AEROSPACE TRUST MANAGEMENT LLC TRUSTEE2
CLASSIC ROTORS MUSEUM2
ESSENTIAL FLIGHT OPERATIONS LLC2
FRESH HELI LLC2
LAMA FRENCH ALPS INC TRUSTEE2

Engine and certification

51 are recorded as turbine powered and 0 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: TURBOMECA ARTOUSTEIIIB (10), TURBOMECA ASTAZOU IIA (7), TURBOMECA ARTOUSTE II (6), TURBOMECA ARTOUSTEIIIB1 (5), TURBOMECA ARTOUSTE IIC6 (3).

  • Standard 2549%
  • Multiple 510%
  • Experimental 48%
  • Restricted 48%

Standard is the airworthiness class a passenger-carrying aircraft holds. Restricted covers agricultural, external-load and other special-purpose work, and experimental covers research, exhibition and amateur-built aircraft; neither carries paying passengers.

Common questions

How many Aerospatiale Alouette and Lama helicopters are there in the United States?

51 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 0 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Aerospatiale Alouette and Lama number 37 among model families. The FAA lists it under 11 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Aerospatiale Alouette and Lama helicopters registered?

Nevada leads with 10, then Delaware with 9. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Aerospatiale Alouette and Lama used for charter?

None of the 51 registered appear on a Part 135 certificate in the FAA workbook, so the type is not flying for hire in the United States at present.

How old are the Aerospatiale Alouette and Lama helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 1970; the register runs from 1958 to 1993, with 1961 the busiest year at 5. 21 records carry no year.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated 14 September 2026; Part 135 workbook dated 9 August 2026. Look up any airframe by tail number on the registry hub.

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