# N126TV: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL, registration cancelled 2001-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2-ecureuil) (registry code 8680951)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2944
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 1, 1998
- Last registry action: April 17, 2001
- Mode S code: A06BB9
- Owner when cancelled: [Helicopter Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Spring, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Spring)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0395° N, 95.5344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77379, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N126TV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=126TV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126TV-2001-05-02

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Eurocopter AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2-ecureuil.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 20001018SH030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001018SH030), Aug 30, 2000: SERVO. BINDING. SERVO CONTROL REMOVED DUE TO CYCLIC BINDING. (X)
- [SDR 98ZZZX1263](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1263), Aug 23, 1997: SPHERICAL STOP. DEFECTIVE. BULGES IN T/R SPHERICAL STOP.
- [SDR 98ZZZX1262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1262), Aug 23, 1997: INDICATOR. FAILED. TACHOMETER INDICATOR READ INTERMITTENTLY LOW.

## 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 FTW01FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA021), Nov 17, 2000: Eurocopter AS350B2 (N126TV), Houston, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance while maneuvering, which resulted in an in-flight collision with objects. Contributing factors were the dark night and low ceilings.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20001116023569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001116023569A), Nov 16, 2000: Snias AS350B2 (N126TV), Houston, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On November 16, 2000, approx. 2155 CST, a Eurocopter AS350B2, N126TV, was destroyed following impact with wires, a phone pole and terrain while…

## Other aircraft with N126TV

- [Cancelled 2020-08-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126TV-2020-08-18): Eurocopter EC120B, S/N 1675, built 2012. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Helicopter Marketing Associates LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20MARKETING%20ASSOCIATES%20LLC), [Colleyville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Colleyville)

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