# N971AE: 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: June 29, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=971AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N971AE

## Aircraft that carried N971AE

- [Cancelled 2011-06-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N971AE-2011-06-29): American Eurocopter AS350B3, S/N 7056. Exported to India. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- [Cancelled 2005-09-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N971AE-2005-09-14): Eurocopter AS 350 B3, S/N 3230, built 1999. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)

## NTSB investigations on N971AE (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 LAX05FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA053), Dec 15, 2004: Eurocopter AS-350-B3 (N971AE), Apache Junction, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control during the final approach to land for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N971AE (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 20041214030089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041214030089A), Dec 14, 2004: Urocop AS350B3 (N971AE), Apache Junctio, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The helicopter was on a medical evacuation mission at 3003 w. Apache trail in Apache junction, AZ. The aircraft approached the landing zone from the…

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