# N9007N: 1978 Aerospatiale SA315B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale SA315B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (registry code 8680615, 5 seats)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib1) (registry code 60066)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1IN) (Airbus Helicopters), [TCDS E1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1IN) (Turbomeca S.A.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2542
- Year built: 1978
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 21, 2019
- Certificate issued: March 16, 2019
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AC7286
- Registered owner: [Northwest Helicopters LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20HELICOPTERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Olympia, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Olympia)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 46.9785° N, 122.8759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98501, 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=9007N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9007N

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 ARTOUSTEIIIB1)

- [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 (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 DEN82FTC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTC03), Apr 20, 1982: Aerospatiale SA315B (N9007N), Big Piney, WY, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N9007N.

## Reports on N9007N not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N9007N, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19820420010509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820420010509A), Apr 20, 1982: Aerosp SA315B (N9007N), Big Piney, WY, Destroyed. Engine compressor failure occurred. Dropped load. Rapid RPM decay caused severe impact with ground.

## 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 N9007N

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9007N before.

- [Cancelled 2017-02-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9007N-2017-02-17): Aerostar International S-60A, S/N S60A-3173, built 1992. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sky Promotions Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20PROMOTIONS%20INC), [Pittstown, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Pittstown)
- [Cancelled 1988-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9007N-1988-10-03): Sikorsky S-76A, S/N 760042. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Aerospatiale SA315B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b/aircraft.md
- The Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB1 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib1.md

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