# N197AM: 1996 Eurocopter AS 350 B2, registration cancelled 2016-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2016
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (registry code 8680950)
- 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: 2917
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 16, 1996
- Last registry action: January 28, 2016
- Mode S code: A18238
- Location: [Spring, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Spring)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1235° N, 95.5171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77389, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197AM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=197AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197AM-2016-02-04

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR QMLA2012062112104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2012062112104), Jun 21, 2012: GEARBOX. LEAKING. DURING PIC WALKAROUND, NOTED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL THAT LEAKED OUT OF THE TAIL GEARBOX.

## Other aircraft with N197AM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197AM): Pipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA ELECTRO, S/N 878 AE 60, built 2017

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