# N20840: 1979 Aerospatiale AS350BA, registration cancelled 2005-06-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 22, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS350BA](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350ba) (registry code 8680817)
- 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: 1070
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 2001
- Certificate issued: May 29, 2002
- Last registry action: May 17, 2005
- Mode S code: A1B2B8
- Owner when cancelled: [Copter Lease LLC Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COPTER%20LEASE%20LLC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1517° N, 106.5749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87109, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20840
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20840
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20840-2005-06-22

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 AS350BA: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350ba.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 DEN03LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA020), Dec 2, 2002: Aerospatiale AS-350BA (N20840), Monticello, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm. A related factor was the presence of an object in the path during the touchdown.

## 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 20021202031869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021202031869A), Dec 2, 2002: Snias AS350BA (N20840), Monticello, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was executing a shallow approach to an open field to drop off a 50 foot long class b external load. On short final pilot noticed rotor RPM increase…

## Other aircraft with N20840

- [Cancelled 2008-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20840-2008-09-03): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B1308, built 2008. Exported to Indonesia. Owner: [Rangeflyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANGEFLYERS%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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