# N253HP: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: December 29, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=253HP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253HP

## Aircraft that carried N253HP

- [Cancelled 2017-12-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253HP-2017-12-29): American Eurocopter AS350B3, S/N 7533, built 2013. Exported to Canada. Owner: [State Of Utah](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATE%20OF%20UTAH), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N253HP (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA15CA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA258), Sep 9, 2015: Airbus AS350 (N253HP), Draper, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The ground recovery team member's failure to secure a rescue rope during the helicopter loading process in steep terrain, resulting in the rope fouling the helicopter's main rotor system.

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