# N204TX: 2003 Eurocopter AS 350 B2, registration cancelled 2025-12-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 29, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (registry code 8680950)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1d1) (registry code 60053)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E19EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E19EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3711
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 2004
- Certificate issued: March 4, 2004
- Last registry action: September 9, 2023
- Mode S code: A1A29E
- Owner when cancelled: [Texas Department Of Public Safety](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXAS%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20PUBLIC%20SAFETY)
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1393° N, 97.6731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78719, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N204TX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=204TX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204TX-2025-12-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 2005FA0000243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0000243), Nov 9, 2004: FAN. MISMANUFACTURED. LOCKING SET SCREW MISSING FROM FAN, FAN DETATCHED FROM MOTOR. UPON RECEIPT OF NEW FAN, FOUND SET SCREW ALSO MISSING. (K)

## 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 CEN24LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA088), Jan 12, 2024: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N204TX), Spofford, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the fuel control unit control lever arm, which resulted in fuel starvation, and a loss of engine power.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20240111001379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240111001379A), Jan 11, 2024: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N204TX), Brackettville, TX, Destroyed. On January 11, 2024, at approximately 1959 CST, an [privacy data omitted]helicopter utilized the emergency procedure “autorotation” and landed hard with…
- [Incident 20190411011309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190411011309I), Apr 11, 2019: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N204TX), El Paso, TX, No damage. On April 11, 2019, at 2205 MST, a Eurocopter as 350 B2, N204TX, registered to the Texas department of public safety, was illuminated with a high intensity…

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