# N225CC: 1988 Aerospatiale AS 355F2, registration cancelled 1989-11-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 1, 1989
- Exported to: Chile
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS 355F2](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f2) (registry code 8680825)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H11EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H11EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5372
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 22, 1988
- Mode S code: A1F3C9
- Owner when cancelled: [Circus Circus Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIRCUS%20CIRCUS%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1316° N, 115.1699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89109, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N225CC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=225CC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N225CC-1989-11-01

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 AS 355F2: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f2.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 SEA89LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA086), Apr 14, 1989: Aerospatiale AS-355-F2 (N225CC), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION IN SELECTING AN UNSUITABLE AREA FOR PRACTICE LANDINGS AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT RESULTING IN A TAIL ROTOR STRIKE AND LOSS OF ANTITORQUE CONTROL.

## 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 19890414011619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890414011619A), Apr 14, 1989: Aerosp AS355F2 (N225CC), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Practice pickup to hover from cement building site pad. Tail rotor hit concrete rebar doing considerable damage.

## Other aircraft with N225CC

- [Cancelled 2022-08-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N225CC-2022-08-01): Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10, S/N 225, built 1989. Exported to France. Owner: [Bleeker Holdings Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLEEKER%20HOLDINGS%20CORP), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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