# N578AE: 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: May 8, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=578AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N578AE

## Aircraft that carried N578AE

- [Cancelled 2021-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N578AE-2021-05-08): Eurocopter AS 350 B3, S/N 3716, built 2003. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [US Department Of Homeland Security](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20HOMELAND%20SECURITY), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

## NTSB investigations on N578AE (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 ERA14TA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14TA096), Jan 18, 2014: Eurocopter AS350B3 (N578AE), Houlton, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: An engine compartment explosion during takeoff; the origin of the explosion could not be determined during postaccident examination due to extensive fire damage.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N578AE (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 20140117001329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140117001329A), Jan 17, 2014: Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (N578AE), Houlton, ME, Substantial damage. The pilot of homeland security and border patrol aircraft reported that while conducting training, that after completing the third takeoff and landing, at…

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