# N250FB: 2003 Eurocopter AS 350 B2, registration cancelled 2014-05-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 27, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (registry code 8680950)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1d1) (registry code 60053)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E19EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E19EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3669
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 28, 2003
- Certificate issued: October 18, 2007
- Last registry action: July 26, 2012
- Mode S code: A257FD
- Owner when cancelled: [Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Cahokia, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Cahokia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5679° N, 90.1693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62206, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N250FB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=250FB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250FB-2014-05-27

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## 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 WPR14FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA137), Mar 18, 2014: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N250FB), Seattle, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of helicopter control due to a loss of hydraulic boost to the tail rotor pedal controls at takeoff, followed by a loss of hydraulic boost to the main rotor controls after takeoff. The reason…

## 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 20140318003749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140318003749A), Mar 18, 2014: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N250FB), Seattle, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On March 18, 2014, at approximately 0740 PDT, AS-350-B2 helicopter, N250FB, operating under 14CFR part 91 in visual meteorological conditions (VMC), crashed…

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