# N217LA: 2000 Eurocopter AS 350 B2, registration cancelled 2010-01-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 20, 2010
- 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: 3311
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 11, 2000
- Last registry action: January 5, 2010
- Mode S code: A1D47E
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217LA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=217LA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217LA-2010-01-20

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 Eurocopter AS 350 B2: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2.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 ULX2004F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ULX2004F00001), Mar 10, 2004: HOUSING. CRACKED. CRACKED AT DRIVE FLANGE WELD. POSSIBLE CAUSE-AERODYNAMIC AND MECHANICAL FORCES AT DRIVE FLANGE. RECOMMENDATION-USE OF STRONGER BASE MATERIAL AND STRICTER CONTRO
- [SDR VE32002F00004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VE32002F00004), Dec 5, 2001: FUEL CONTROL. LEAKING. DATE: 11-30-2001, DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, A PUDDLE OF FUEL WAS NOTICED ON THE GROUND, UNDER THE ENGINE DECK DRAIN. FURTHER INSPECTION IDENTIFIED THE SOURCE O
- [SDR VE32002F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VE32002F00001), Dec 5, 2001: FUEL CONTROL. LEAKING. DATE: 11-20-2001, DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, A PUDDLE OF FUEL WAS NOTICED ON THE GROUND, UNDER THE ENGINE DECK DRAIN. FURTHER INSPECTION IDENTIFIED THE SOURCE O
- [SDR VE32002F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VE32002F00000), Dec 5, 2001: FUEL CONTROL. LEAKING. DATE: 12-3-2001, AFTER INSTALLATION, WITH BOOST PUMPS ON, FUEL WAS NOTICED LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE DECK DRAIN. FURTHER INSPECTION IDENTIFIED THE SOURCE OF THE L

## 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 WPR09GA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09GA397), Aug 13, 2009: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N217LA), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ decision to conduct a practice autorotation at low altitude in high density altitude conditions and their failure to attain and maintain an appropriate descent rate. Contributing to the…

## 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 20090813016199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090813016199A), Aug 13, 2009: Euroco AS350B2 (N217LA), Lancaster, CA, Destroyed. (-23) On August 13, 2009 an lapd air support division helicopter was performing auto rotation training at fox field Lancaster, CA. N217LA a Eurocopter…

## Other aircraft with N217LA

- [Cancelled 2000-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217LA-2000-04-05): Aerospatiale AS350B1 ECUREUIL, S/N 2252. Second triennial mailing, no response. Owner: [City Of Los Angeles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CITY%20OF%20LOS%20ANGELES), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

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