# N138BH: 1979 S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, registration cancelled 2015-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [S N I A S AS350D ASTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar) (registry code 8680803)
- Engine: [Lycoming LTS-101 600A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-600a-series) (registry code 41562)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E5NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1095
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 22, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 19, 1983
- Last registry action: June 8, 2000
- Mode S code: A0990A
- Owner when cancelled: [Tearston Gary M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEARSTON%20GARY%20M)
- Location: [Beverly Hills, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Beverly%20Hills)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1005° N, 118.4146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90210, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138BH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=138BH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N138BH-2015-05-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 S N I A S AS350D ASTAR: https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar.md

## 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 FTW81IA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA112), Jun 27, 1981: Aerospatial AS350 (N138BH), Port Arthur, TX, incident, minor damage

## 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 19810627038819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810627038819A), Jun 27, 1981: Snias AS350C (N138BH), Port Arthur, TX, Minor damage. Vibration and yaw. Made run on landing in swamp. Tail rotor pitch change horn failure. Tail rotor damaged boom.

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