# N851AL: 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: August 16, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=851AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N851AL

## Aircraft that carried N851AL

- [Cancelled 2023-08-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851AL-2023-08-16): Airbus Helicopters AS 350B3, S/N 8647, built 2019. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Denton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Denton)

## NTSB investigations on N851AL (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 WPR22LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA182), May 19, 2022: Airbus Helicopters AS 350B3 (N851AL), Christmas Valley, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain control in high wind conditions while repositioning during a landing attempt, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N851AL (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 20220518004889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220518004889A), May 18, 2022: Airbus Helicopters AS 350B3 (N851AL), Christmas Valle, OR, Destroyed. N851AL [privacy data omitted] team accepted a patient transport request at 1637HRS (pacific) on may 18, 2022, departing from st. charles medical center in…

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