# N216LA: Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL, registration cancelled 2001-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2001
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350-b2-ecureuil) (registry code 8680813)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2251
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: June 1, 2001
- Mode S code: A1D0C7
- Location: [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie)
- Owner type: Individual
- 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/N216LA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=216LA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216LA-2001-06-07

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 AS350 B2 ECUREUIL: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350-b2-ecureuil.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR 98ZZZX4352](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4352), Sep 15, 1998: COVER. CRACKED. AFTER ROUTINE 100-HOUR INSPECTION, THE SUBSEQUENT GROUND RUN REVEALED AN ODD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. A THOROUGH INSPECTION WITH BORESCOPE THROUGH THE COMP
- [SDR 96ZZZX2585](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2585), Apr 11, 1996: CONTROL CABLE. BINDING. PILOT EXPERIENCED BINDING IN T/R PEDALS AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY RUNNING LANDING. INSPECTION FOUND BINDING IN TELEFLEX CONTROL CABLE. CABLE WAS REPLACED.
- [SDR 96ZZZX1969](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1969), Mar 7, 1996: STARFLEX. SPLINTERED. ACFT TT: 6,360.8 HRS. YELLOW AND BLUE LEGS OF STARFLEX SPLINTERED AT MIDPOINT OF LEADING EDGES AND TOP SIDE. BEYOND LIMITS PER AS350 MWC 62-20-00-601, PAGE 2. S
- [SDR 96ZZZX4105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4105), Jan 23, 1996: GEARBOX. MAKING METAL. TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX RECENTLY OVERHAULED. MADE METAL AFTER 154.8 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX WAS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT TT: 6,253.8 HOURS.

## Other aircraft with N216LA

- [Cancelled 2024-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216LA-2024-10-15): Textron 208B, S/N 208B5225. Exported to Costa Rica. Owner: [Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TVPX%20AIRCRAFT%20SOLUTIONS%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [North Salt Lake, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/North%20Salt%20Lake)
- [Cancelled 2018-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216LA-2018-09-13): Henderson W A/Johnson W L RV-6A, S/N 60527, built 2005. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Chelsea Aviation Enterprises LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHELSEA%20AVIATION%20ENTERPRISES%20LLC), [Columbiana, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Columbiana)

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