# N57948: 1982 Aerospatiale SA315B - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Aerospatiale SA315B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (registry code 8680615, 5 seats) - Engine: [Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (registry code 60003) - Data sheets: [TCDS H1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1IN) (Airbus Helicopters), [TCDS E1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1IN) (Turbomeca S.A.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 2628 - Year built: 1982 - Type: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial surveying, other - Airworthiness date: March 5, 1992 - Certificate issued: June 13, 2025 - Expires: June 30, 2032 - Mode S code: A772DD - Registered owner: [Dodson International Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DODSON%20INTERNATIONAL%20PARTS%20INC) - Location: [Rantoul, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Rantoul) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 38.5420° N, 95.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66079, 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=57948 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57948 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): 5 in force ### Matched by airframe (Aerospatiale SA315B) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB) - [AD 2007-19-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2007-19-11): Fuel pumps · Turbomeca Artouste IIIB, Artouste IIIB1 and Artouste IIID. Effective Oct 9, 2007 - [AD 2007-01-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2007-01-04): Lower union of the flexible fuel pipe · Turbomeca Artouste IIIB and Artouste IIIB1. Effective Jan 25, 2007 - [AD 2005-26-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2005-26-13): In-flight engine shutdown · Turbomeca Artouste IIIB, Artouste IIIB1 and Artouste IIID. Effective Feb 3, 2006 - [AD 2005-17-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2005-17-06): Engine air intake assembly · Turbomeca Artouste IIIB, Artouste IIIB1 and Artouste IIID. Effective Sep 27, 2005 - [AD 2001-12-19](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2001-12-19): Electrical Fuel Cock, · Turbomeca Artouste IIB1, Artouste IIC, Artouste IIC1 and 6 more. Effective Jul 26, 2001 ### Historical (superseded or no longer in force) - [AD 2006-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2006-04-15) (historical): Fuel pumps · Turbomeca Artouste IIIB, Artouste IIIB1 and Artouste IIID. Effective Mar 14, 2006 - [AD 2002-22-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2002-22-11) (historical): Injection wheel · Turbomeca Artouste IIIB, Artouste IIIB1 and Artouste IIID. Effective Dec 13, 2002 - [AD 2000-06-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2000-06-12) (historical): Smoke Emissions Checks · Turbomeca Artouste IIIB, Artouste IIIB1 and Artouste IIID. Effective Jun 12, 2000 ## 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 WPR24LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA161), May 27, 2024: Aerospatiale SA315B (N57948), Hildale, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the EGT thermocouples, which resulted in catastrophic overtemperature of the engine and a total loss of engine power. - [NTSB CEN13CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA027), Oct 19, 2012: Aerospatiale SA315B (N57948), Helena, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure the cyclic and to stop the main rotor system before exiting the helicopter, which resulted in the main rotor blades striking the tail rotor driveshaft. ## 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 20240527017939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240527017939A), May 27, 2024: Aerospatiale SA315B (N57948), Hilldale, UT, Substantial damage. On may 27, 2024, at approximately 0800 mtn, aircraft flew to a local ranch and landed in a field to provide a ride to 3 passengers. Shortly after departure,… - [Accident 20121019025709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121019025709A), Oct 19, 2012: Aerospatiale SA315B (N57948), Helena, OK, Substantial damage. Description: while conducting CFR 133 operations the pilot stated he landed the aircraft into the wind on flat ground to reset a cone that had been blown over… ## 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 N57948 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N57948 before. - [Cancelled 1974-09-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57948-1974-09-23): Beech C-45H, S/N AF-478. Exported to Central African Republic. Owner: [Africair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AFRICAIR%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami) ## Related - Other Aerospatiale SA315B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b/aircraft.md - The Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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