# N342WF: 1977 Aerospatiale SA342J

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale SA342J](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa342j) (registry code 8680828, 5 seats)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ASTAZOU XIV H](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-astazou-xiv-h) (registry code 60018)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H6EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H6EU) (Airbus Helicopters), [TCDS E13EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E13EU) (Turbomeca S.A.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1470
- Year built: 1977
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 9, 2014
- Certificate issued: March 28, 2022
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A3C6B6
- Registered owner: [Extreme Dynamic Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EXTREME%20DYNAMIC%20CORP)
- Location: [East Helena, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/East%20Helena)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.5553° N, 111.8142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59635, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=342WF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N342WF

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): 21 in force

### Matched by airframe (Aerospatiale SA342J)

- [AD 2025-25-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-25-06): Main Rotor Blades · Airbus Helicopters SA341G and SA342J. Effective Feb 6, 2026
- [AD 2025-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-08-08): Tail Rotor Drive Shaft · Airbus Helicopters SA341G and SA342J. Effective Jun 6, 2025
- [AD 2025-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-05-05): Flight Control System · Airbus Helicopters SA341G and SA342J. Effective May 12, 2025
- [AD 2023-13-51](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-13-51): Tail Rotor Blades · Airbus Helicopters SA341G and SA342J. Effective Aug 8, 2023
- [AD 2023-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-11-07): Ground Proximity System · Airbus Helicopters 47, 206, 210 and 237 more. Effective Jun 22, 2023
- [AD 2021-14-15](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2021-14-15): Main Rotor Head · Airbus Helicopters SA341G, SA342J and SA-360C Dauphin. Effective Aug 10, 2021
- [AD 2021-08-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2021-08-05): Tail Rotor Blades · Airbus Helicopters SA341G and SA342J. Effective Jun 1, 2021
- [AD 2017-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2017-12-04): Main Landing Gear Strut/Axel/Truck. · Airbus Helicopters SA341G and SA342J. Effective Jun 27, 2017
- [AD 2016-07-27](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-07-27): Main Rotor · Airbus Helicopters SA341G and SA342J. Effective May 18, 2016
- [AD 2011-11-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2011-11-04): Contaminated Gas · Airbus Helicopters AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1 and 12 more. Effective Jun 17, 2011
- [AD 2003-14-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2003-14-12): Equipment Log Card (FME) · Airbus Helicopters AS-365N2, AS-365N3, AS332C and 23 more. Effective Aug 25, 2003
- [AD 2003-04-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2003-04-13): Limiting Resistor in Electric Hoist Junction Box · Airbus Helicopters SA341G and SA342J. Effective Mar 17, 2003
- [AD 2000-10-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2000-10-05): Flotation Gear Nitrogen Cylinders · Airbus Helicopters SA330F, SA330G, SA330J and 6 more. Effective Jun 29, 2000
- [AD 99-11-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/99-11-03): Main Rotor Head Pitch Change Rod · Airbus Helicopters SA341G and SA342J. Effective Jun 2, 1999
- [AD 98-06-36](https://openairdocs.org/ad/98-06-36): Tail Gearbox Support Tripod Inspection · Airbus Helicopters SA341G and SA342J. Effective Apr 6, 1998

### Matched by engine (Turbomeca ASTAZOU XIV H)

- [AD 2021-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2021-05-22): Turbine Section · Turbomeca Arriel 1B, Arriel 1C, Arriel 1C2 and 3 more. Effective Mar 22, 2021
- [AD 2018-22-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2018-22-11): Turbine Section · Turbomeca Astazou XIV B and Astazou XIV H. Effective Mar 18, 2019
- [AD 2016-12-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-12-07): Third stage turbine wheel · Turbomeca Astazou XIV B and Astazou XIV H. Effective Jul 26, 2016
- [AD 2016-09-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-09-02): 3rd stage turbine wheel · Turbomeca Astazou XIV B and Astazou XIV H. Effective Jun 8, 2016
- [AD 2013-26-09](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-26-09): 2nd-stage turbine disk · Turbomeca Astazou XIV B and Astazou XIV H. Effective Feb 14, 2014
- [AD 2005-25-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2005-25-12): Air intake noise suppressors · Turbomeca Astazou XIV B and Astazou XIV H. Effective Dec 28, 2005

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 2022-19-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-19-08) (historical): Tail Rotor Blades · Airbus Helicopters SA341G and SA342J. Effective Oct 3, 2022
- [AD 2021-23-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2021-23-13) (historical): Ground Proximity System · Airbus Helicopters K-225, K-190A, K-240 and 237 more. Effective Dec 9, 2021
- [AD 2016-20-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-20-04) (historical): Main Landing Gear Strut/Axel/Truck · Airbus Helicopters SA341G and SA342J. Effective Oct 18, 2016
- [AD 2002-08-16](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2002-08-16) (historical): Tie Bar · Airbus Helicopters SA-360C Dauphin, SA341G and SA342J. Effective May 8, 2002
- [AD 2001-19-51](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2001-19-51) (historical): Main Rotor Head Torsion Tie Bar · Eurocopter France SA-360C Dauphin, SA341G and SA342J. Effective Dec 10, 2001
- [AD 2010-11-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2010-11-10) (historical): In-flight shutdown · Turbomeca Astazou XIV B and Astazou XIV H. Effective Jul 6, 2010

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB SW-04-81](https://openairdocs.org/saib/SW-04-81): . Issued Aug 27, 2004

## NTSB investigations (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 WPR22LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA261), Jul 18, 2022: Aerospatiale SA342J (N342WF), Escalante, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to control the helicopter’s descent rate during landing, which resulted in collision with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20220718012459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220718012459A), Jul 18, 2022: Aerospatiale SA342J (N342WF), Escalante, UT, Substantial damage. On 08/18/ 2022, the pilot[privacy data omitted] of a 1976 Aerospatiale gazelle sa 342 helicopter was flying the helicopter on a part 91 personal flight when he…

## 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) (4)

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 SA342J)

- [STC SH3319NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SH3319NM): Installation of Precise Flight Pulselite Control Unit in the Landing /Taxi Recognition Visual Control Light system,. Precise Flight Inc
- [STC SR02704SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02704SE): Installation and maintenance of the Sunspot 36 and 46 series lights. AeroLED's Holdings LLC
- [STC SR00359BO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR00359BO): Installation of Parmetheus Plus LED PAR36 and PAR46 taxi and landing lights. Whelen Aerospace Technologies
- [STC SR02394AK](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02394AK): Replacement of existing landing and/or hover light bulbs with Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting system. Seaplanes North LLC

## Related

- Other Aerospatiale SA342J aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa342j/aircraft.md
- The Turbomeca ASTAZOU XIV H engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-astazou-xiv-h.md

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