# N288CH: 1990 Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350-b2-ecureuil) (registry code 8680813, 6 seats) - Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (registry code 60030) - Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (Airbus Helicopters) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 2383 - Year built: 1990 - Type: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: September 11, 1998 - Certificate issued: September 7, 2016 - Expires: September 30, 2029 - Mode S code: A2EBED - Registered owner: [Coastal Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COASTAL%20HELICOPTERS%20INC) - Location: [Juneau, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Juneau) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 58.3729° N, 134.1784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99801, within about 26 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=288CH - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288CH From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force ### Matched by airframe (Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations (2) 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 GAA19CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA233), Apr 28, 2019: Aerospatiale AS350 (N288CH), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach to landing on a ridge and his failure to maintain clearance from snow-covered terrain, which resulted in a tail rotor strike. - [NTSB GAA18CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA289), May 18, 2018: Aerospatiale AS350 B2 Ecureuil (N288CH), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The helicopter’s movement during startup in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in the main rotor striking the tailboom. ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Accident 20190427003489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190427003489A), Apr 27, 2019: Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL (N288CH), Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. On April 27, 2019, N288CH, an Aerospatiale AS350-B2, was substantially damaged when the tail rotor struck terrain during a landing on top of a mountain… - [Accident 20180518004389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180518004389A), May 18, 2018: Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL (N288CH), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. The part 135 flight departed from juneau on 18MAY2018 at 12:51 AKDT to service a us coast guard radio facility on the 2200' level deception hills located near… ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (10) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL) - [STC SR09139RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR09139RC): Installation of an air medical system. LifePort LLC. Lists AS-350 Series - [STC SR01486NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR01486NY): Installation of Spacecam RAMS camera mount. SPACECAM Systems Inc. Lists AS-350 Series - [STC SR01058LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR01058LA): Installation of a camera mount system. Airfilm Camera Systems. Lists AS-350 Series - [STC SH7328SW-D](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SH7328SW-D): Relocation of aircraft dataplate. American Eurocopter Corporation. Lists AS-350 Series - [STC SR01411NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR01411NY): Installation of OSAT-100 Airborne Position/Data Communicator. Technisonic Industries Limited. Lists AS-350 Series - [STC SR00831LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR00831LA): Installation of Apical Emergency float kit, p/n 20416. Apical Industries Inc. Lists AS-350 Series - [STC SR01441AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR01441AT): Installation of Ultra Media Camera System. Aero Avionics, Inc. Lists AS-350 Series - [STC SR00491AT-D](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR00491AT-D): Installation and operation of a Tyler Camera mount systems nose camera mount. Tyler Camera Systems. Lists AS-350 Series - [STC SH4970SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SH4970SW): Installation of Marathon TCA or TSP 1735 battery. Marathon Power Tech Co. Lists AS-350 Series - [STC SH5050NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SH5050NM): Installation of Tyler middle mount camera system in aft compartment of Aerospatiale AS-350 and AS-355 Series helicopters. Tyler Camera Systems. Lists AS-350 Series ## Related - Other Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350-b2-ecureuil/aircraft.md - The Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.