# N20SP: Aerospatiale AS350B, registration cancelled 1997-02-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 25, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS350B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (registry code 8680800)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1915
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 30, 1987
- Last registry action: August 17, 1994
- Mode S code: A19148
- Owners when cancelled: [Dept Of Public Safety](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPT%20OF%20PUBLIC%20SAFETY), [Massachusetts State Police](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MASSACHUSETTS%20STATE%20POLICE)
- Location: [Boston, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Boston)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3476° N, 71.1031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02215, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20SP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20SP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20SP-1997-02-25

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 AS350B: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b.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 NYC95GA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95GA060), Feb 22, 1995: Eurocopter AS-350-B (N20SP), Cambridge, MA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: 1) THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE (MSP) MANAGEMENT'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE OVERSIGHT OF ITS AIR WING; 2) FUEL CONTAMINATION AND OBSTRUCTED FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLES, DUE TO INADEQUATE FUEL STORAGE…

## 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 19950222002239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950222002239A), Feb 22, 1995: Snias AS350B (N20SP), Cambridge, MA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. State police flight. Climbing over river. Lost power. Rotors stopped. Fuel had rusty water. Injectors clogged.

## Other aircraft with N20SP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20SP): Bell 430, S/N 49070, built 2000

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