# N985SA: 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: March 5, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=985SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N985SA

## Aircraft that carried N985SA

- [Cancelled 2022-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985SA-2022-03-05): Eurocopter AS 350 B2, S/N 3111, built 1998. Second renewal notice. Owner: [Saf Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAF%20LTD), [Lihue, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Lihue)

## NTSB investigations on N985SA (2)

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 ANC20MA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20MA010), Dec 27, 2019: Airbus AS350B2 (N985SA), Kekaha, HI, destroyed, 7 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules (VFR) into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which resulted in the collision into terrain. Contributing to the accident was…
- [NTSB LAX01LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA083), Feb 1, 2001: Eurocopter AS-350-B2 (N985SA), Lihue, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The manufacturer's inadequate collective lock design, which resulted in the collective unlocking during a preflight check and subsequent unintentional liftoff and loss of helicopter control. The…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N985SA (2)

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 20191226014219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191226014219A), Dec 26, 2019: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N985SA), Kokee, HI, Destroyed, 7 fatal. On December 26, about 1657 Hawaii standard time, an Airbus AS350 B2 helicopter, N985SA, was destroyed by impact forces and a post-crash fire when it collided…
- [Accident 20010201004599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010201004599A), Feb 1, 2001: Snias AS350B2 (N985SA), Lihue, HI, Destroyed. (-23) During a preflight run-up, the Eurocopter fm check list for the AS-350B2 calls for a hydraulic accumulator check. This is done at flight idle. The pilot…

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