# N58000: Aerospatiale SA315B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale SA315B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (registry code 8680615, 5 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1IN) (Airbus Helicopters) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2639
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 20, 1998
- Certificate issued: July 20, 2021
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A77859
- Registered owner: [Fresh Heli LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRESH%20HELI%20LLC)
- Location: [Gillette, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Gillette)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, 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=58000
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58000

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 SA315B)

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 ANC90LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA135), Aug 7, 1990: Aerospatiale SA-315B (N58000), Tok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE FUEL FILTER ELEMENT IN THE AIRCRAFT BY COMPANY/MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, AND SUBSEQUENT CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM BY UNFILTERED FUEL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT…

## 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 19900807031499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807031499A), Aug 7, 1990: Aerosp SA315B (N58000), Tok, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit at hover with external load. Made hard landing. Fuel filter element installed upside down by pilot.

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2003FA0000690](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0000690), Jun 20, 2003: FITTING. BROKEN. RIGHT HAND AFT (T) FITTING BROKEN. THIS FITTING IS ONE OF FOUR THAT ATTACHES THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TO THE TAILBOOM. NO ABNORMAL VIBRATIONS. CAUSE UNKNOWN, N

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N58000

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N58000 before.

- [Cancelled 1973-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58000-1973-02-20): Bell 206B, S/N 927. Exported to Japan

## Related

- Other Aerospatiale SA315B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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