# N802DB: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: November 24, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=802DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N802DB

## Aircraft that carried N802DB

- [Cancelled 2020-11-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802DB-2020-11-24): Cessna 650, S/N 650-0080, built 1985. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Astra Aircraft Holdings Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASTRA%20AIRCRAFT%20HOLDINGS%20CORP), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 1989-03-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802DB-1989-03-15): S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, S/N 1153. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N802DB (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 FTW81DA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA016), Dec 13, 1980: Aerospatial AS-350 (N802DB), Cameron (Atlantic Ocean), substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N802DB (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 19801213076229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801213076229A), Dec 13, 1980: Snias AS350D (N802DB), Sabine Pass, LA, Substantial damage. Loud boom, lost RPM. Made autorotation water landing. Helicopter rolled over. Found worn transmission drive shaft.

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