# N171AE: 2004 Eurocopter EC120B, registration cancelled 2016-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 2016
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eurocopter EC120B](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec120b) (registry code 8680987)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIUS-2F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arrius-2f) (registry code 60010)
- Data sheets: [TCDS R0001RD](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/R0001RD), [TCDS E34NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E34NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1377
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 19, 2004
- Certificate issued: January 27, 2010
- Last registry action: May 3, 2016
- Mode S code: A11CE9
- Owner when cancelled: [Airbus Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRBUS%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6647° N, 97.0295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75052, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171AE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=171AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171AE-2016-09-19

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 Eurocopter EC120B: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec120b.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 DFW07LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA043), Dec 21, 2006: Eurocopter EC120B (N171AE), Grand Prairie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate remedial action which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the practice autorotation.

## 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 20061221025689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061221025689A), Dec 21, 2006: Urocop EC120B (N171AE), Grand Prairie, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Instructor pilot [privacy data omitted] ^ and student [privacy data omitted] were performing 180 degree autorotations to a grass area at Grand Prairie…

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