# N87EW: 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: June 1, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87EW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87EW

## Aircraft that carried N87EW

- [Cancelled 2012-06-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87EW-2012-06-01): Aerospatiale AS350BA, S/N 2116, built 1988. Owner: [Sunshine Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNSHINE%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Kahului, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Kahului)

## NTSB investigations on N87EW (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 WPR10FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA085), Dec 16, 2009: Eurocopter AS350BA (FX2) (N87EW), Hana, Maui, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: An uncommanded engine shutdown due to an improperly calibrated fuel control unit (FCU) and power turbine governor (PTG). Also causal was the operator’s inadequate maintenance practices and procedures…

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