US Helicopter Registry

AerospatialeSA341/SA342Gazelle

39 Aerospatiale SA341 / SA342 Gazelle helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 0 percent of the US fleet and the number 42 type by count. It is a light single-engine turbine helicopter, the class the Helicopter Class Comparison describes for charter, built by Airbus Helicopters.

39
Registered in the US
0
On a Part 135 certificate
1976
Median year built
5
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under 6 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
SA341G GAZELLE20
SA341F28
SA342J5
SA342M3
SA341G2
SA342 M1

Where the Aerospatiale SA341 / SA342 Gazelle 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

  • 1970s 2872%
  • 1980s 38%
  • 1990s 13%

The register runs from 1972 to 1996, with 1975 the busiest year at 6 airframes. 7 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • Corporation 2564%
  • Individual 718%
  • LLC 718%

The organisations with the most Aerospatiale SA341 / SA342 Gazelle helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES INC TRUSTEE5
SOUTHERN AIRCRAFT CONSULTANCY INC TRUSTEE4
AIRCRAFT GUARANTY CORP TRUSTEE2
BRITRONIX INC1
CALIFORNIA AIR CENTER1
CENTERLINE HOLDINGS INC1
CLASSIC ROTORS MUSEUM1
COMANCHE MAVERICK AIR LLC1

Engine and certification

39 are recorded as turbine powered and 0 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: TURBOMECA ASTAZOU 111A (17), TURBOMECA ASTAZOU SER (7), TURBOMECA ASTAZOU IIIC2 (4), TURBOMECA ASTAZOU XIV H (4), TURBOMECA ASTAZOU IIA (1).

  • Standard 2359%
  • Experimental 1333%

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 SA341 / SA342 Gazelle helicopters are there in the United States?

39 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 0 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Aerospatiale SA341 / SA342 Gazelle number 42 among model families. The FAA lists it under 6 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Aerospatiale SA341 / SA342 Gazelle helicopters registered?

Nevada leads with 8, then Delaware with 6. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Aerospatiale SA341 / SA342 Gazelle used for charter?

None of the 39 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 SA341 / SA342 Gazelle helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 1976; the register runs from 1972 to 1996, with 1975 the busiest year at 6. 7 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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