# N5593N: Sud SA 318C ALOUETTE AST

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sud SA 318C ALOUETTE AST](https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa-318c-alouette-ast) (registry code 8680508, 5 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 7H1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/7H1) (Airbus Helicopters) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2174
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: April 5, 2010
- Certificate issued: June 1, 2026
- Expires: June 30, 2033
- Mode S code: A723A8
- Registered owner: [International Air Services Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AIR%20SERVICES%20INC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2227° N, 119.7016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89706, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5593N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5593N

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 (Sud SA 318C ALOUETTE AST)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## 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 SEA80FYE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYE18), Feb 27, 1980: Aerospatle 318C (N5593N), Aberdeen, WA, substantial damage

## 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 19800227003719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800227003719A), Feb 27, 1980: Snias SA318C (N5593N), Aberdeen, WA, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during sling load operation. No fuel was found in tanks.

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N5593N

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5593N before.

- [Cancelled 1955-03-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5593N-1955-03-30): Cessna AT-17, S/N 1729. Owner: [Scott R W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCOTT%20R%20W), [Lakewood, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Lakewood)

## Related

- Other Sud SA 318C ALOUETTE AST aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa-318c-alouette-ast/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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