# N157BC: 1990 Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL, registration cancelled 2011-02-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 11, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350-b2-ecureuil) (registry code 8680813)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (registry code 60030)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2418
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 1991
- Certificate issued: November 13, 2007
- Last registry action: July 6, 2009
- Mode S code: A0E44C
- Owner when cancelled: [Ge Business Financial Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GE%20BUSINESS%20FINANCIAL%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Danbury, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Danbury)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3778° N, 73.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06810, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157BC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=157BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157BC-2011-02-11

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 Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350-b2-ecureuil.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 CEN10FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA113), Feb 6, 2010: Aerospatiale AS350 (N157BC), El Paso, TX, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of situational awareness resulting in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's unfamiliarity with the hazards of a low-contrast area while using…

## 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 20100205027079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100205027079A), Feb 5, 2010: Aerospatial AS350 B2 EC (N157BC), El Paso, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Pilot departed elp on a contract training mission required by DOD for a simulated med/evac operation. Mission consisted of enroute operation to unlighted lz,…

## Other aircraft with N157BC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157BC): Ea Vision EA J100, S/N EAVUAV502485368

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