# N270SH: 1985 Aerospatiale AS350BA, registration cancelled 2006-06-01 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: June 1, 2006 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS350BA](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350ba) (registry code 8680817) - 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: 1864 - Year built: 1985 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: April 23, 1997 - Certificate issued: June 17, 1999 - Last registry action: April 18, 2006 - Mode S code: A2A814 - Owner when cancelled: [Sundance Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNDANCE%20HELICOPTERS%20INC) - Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 36.0845° N, 115.1461° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89119, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N270SH - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=270SH - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270SH-2006-06-01 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 AS350BA: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350ba.md ## Service difficulty reports (60, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR KBM2003F00031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBM2003F00031), Sep 5, 2003: SHOE. WORN. NO COLLECTIVE FRICTION. REPLACED WITH NEW FRICTION SKID SHOES PN 350A27-136820, COVER PN 350A27-1344-00, FRICTION HANDLE 350A27-00-1221. - [SDR KBM2003F00002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBM2003F00002), Aug 23, 2003: RADIO. INOPERATIVE. RADIO REPORTED TO BE GARBLED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE RADIO. - [SDR KBM2003F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBM2003F00001), Aug 23, 2003: BUSHING. DEBONDED. MAIN ROTOR SWASHPLACE UPPER ROTATING SCISSOR BLOCK (1) EA BUSHING IS DEBONDED. REPAIRED DEBONDED BUSHING. - [SDR KMB2003F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KMB2003F00000), Aug 13, 2003: BOWL. WORN. OIL FILTER BOWL WRENCH FITTING IS ROUNDED, WORN OUT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BOWL. - [SDR KBM2003F00004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBM2003F00004), Aug 13, 2003: BEARING. LOOSE. ROD END BEARING HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SV ROD END. - [SDR KBM2003F00003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBM2003F00003), Aug 13, 2003: BEARING. LOOSE. GOVERNOR CONTROL CABLE END BALL BEARING HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY. REPLACED WITH NEW END BALL BEARING. - [SDR KBM2003F00014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBM2003F00014), Aug 10, 2003: SWITCH. STUCK. BATTERY SWITCH STUCK. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW SWITCH.(K) - [SDR KBM2003F00024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBM2003F00024), Jul 26, 2003: BEARING. CUT. LAMINATE BEARINGS HAVE MULTIPLE CUTS. REPLACED WITH NEW LAMINATE BEARING KIT. - [SDR KBM2003F00023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBM2003F00023), Jul 26, 2003: BEARING. CUT. LAMINATE BEARINGS HAVE MULTIPLE CUTS. REPLACED WITH NEW LAMINATE BEARING KIT.(K) - [SDR KBM2003F00022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBM2003F00022), Jul 26, 2003: BEARING. CUT. LAMINATE BEARINGS HAS MULTIPLE CUTS. REPLACED WITH NEW LAMINATE BEARING.(K) - [SDR KBMA088821](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA088821), Jul 26, 2003: BEARING. WORN. LAMINATE BEARINGS WORN EXCESSIVELY. REPLACED WITH NEW. - [SDR KBMA088820](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA088820), Jul 26, 2003: BEARING. WORN. LAMINATE BEARINGS WORN EXCESSIVELY. REPLACED WITH NEW. - [SDR KBM2003F00005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBM2003F00005), Jul 25, 2003: GYRO. INOPERATIVE. DIRECTIONAL GYRO IS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE D.G. - [SDR KBMA115460](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA115460), Sep 5, 2002: GOVERNOR. FAILED. GOVENOR FAILURE DURING FLIGHT. ENGINE DECELERATED TO 60 PERCENT NG. FOUND GOVERNOR BEARING ROUGH AND PHENOLIC GEAR DRIVE SHEARED DRIVE SPLINES. INSTALLED NEW UN - [SDR KBMA115458](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA115458), Sep 1, 2002: WINDOW. SEPARATED. CABIN DOOR WINDOW DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE WINDOW. - [SDR KBMA115456](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA115456), Aug 29, 2002: MOTOR. INOPERATIVE. OIL COOLER MOTOR, INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED UNIT. - [SDR KBMA115454](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA115454), Aug 28, 2002: GYRO. ERRATIC. DIGITIAL GYRO DOES NOT HOLD READING DURING TURNS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. - [SDR KBMA115455](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA115455), Aug 28, 2002: MOTOR. INOPERATIVE. OIL COOLER MOTOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED OIL COOLER MOTOR. - [SDR KBMA115453](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA115453), Aug 27, 2002: ECU. BURNED. GENERATOR INOPERATIVE. (REX RELAY SOCKET BURNED) REPLACED MASTER ELECTRICAL BOX WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. - [SDR KBMA115443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA115443), Aug 20, 2002: BRACKET. CRACKED. FUEL FILTER BARAKET IS CRACKED ON CORNER. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. - [SDR KBMA115438](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA115438), Aug 20, 2002: PITCH LINK. CRACKED. TAIL ROTOR P/C LINK HAS CRACKED BUSHINGS. REPLACED WITH REPAIRED P/C LINK. - [SDR KBMA115444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA115444), Aug 20, 2002: BALL. WORN. TAIL ROTOR SPIDER BALL END WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BALL END. - [SDR KBMA119541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA119541), Aug 13, 2002: MOTOR. FAULTY. MOTOR MAKING ODD NOISE AND POPS CIRCUIT BREAKER. REPLACED MOTOR WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. - [SDR KBMA119510](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA119510), Jul 30, 2002: COMPRESSOR. INOPERATIVE. AIR CONDITIONER, INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH NEW COMPRESSOR. - [SDR KBMA119546](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA119546), Jul 29, 2002: INDICATOR. STUCK. TORQUE GAUGE WAS STUCK ON 27 PERCENT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. - [SDR KBMA117636](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA117636), Jun 28, 2002: BLOWER. INOPERATIVE. OIL COOLER BLOWER WAS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED BLOWER FAN. - [SDR KBMA117631](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA117631), Jun 24, 2002: BEARING. WORN. NR 1 AND NR 4 TAIL ROTOR CONTROL TUBE FLANGE GUIDE BEARINGS, WORN. REPLACED WITH NEW. - [SDR KBMA117620](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA117620), Jun 17, 2002: WIRE. BROKEN. A/C WILL NOT ACCEPT APU POWER. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE PG/NE INOPERATIVE IN AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. - [SDR KBMA117633](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA117633), Jun 17, 2002: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. TAXI LIGHT SWITCH INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH NEW SWITCH. - [SDR KBMA117634](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA117634), Jun 17, 2002: SOCKET. BROKEN. FUSE HOLDER BROKEN. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE ITEM. - [SDR KBMA113849](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA113849), Jun 5, 2002: SEAL. LEAKING. (STARTER/ GENERATOR SEAL) EXCESSIVE LEAKING. REPLACED WITH NEW SEAL. - [SDR KBMA113797](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA113797), Mar 17, 2002: DRAIN VALVE. LEAKING. START DRAIN VALVE WAS LEAKING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART. - [SDR KBMA111988](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA111988), Dec 5, 2001: SERVO. BINDING. SERVO UNIT IS BINDING. REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED SERVO. - [SDR KBMA111980](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA111980), Oct 28, 2001: SERVO. LEAKING. RIGHT LATERAL SERVO LEAKING BEYOND DYNAMIC. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE UNIT. - [SDR 2002FA0000067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0000067), Oct 22, 2001: EXHAUST STACK. CRACKED. ENGINE EXHAUST IS CRACKED. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE EXHAUST STACK. (M) - [SDR KBMA111957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA111957), Oct 4, 2001: IGNITER. BROKEN. IGNITER WAS MISSING THE ELECTRODE. REMOVED AND REPLACED IGNITER. - [SDR KBMA111956](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA111956), Oct 4, 2001: BLADE. BROKEN. ENGINE HAS BROKEN TURBINE BLADE. FOUND FIRST STAGE TURBINE DISK HAD BROKEN BLADE. NOTE: IGNITOR WAS MISSING THE ELECTRODE AND APPEARED IT HAD GONE THROUGH THE E - [SDR 2001F00479](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00479), Sep 30, 2001: WINDOW. CRACKED. RIGHT FRONT DOOR WINDOW CRACKED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE WINDOW W/REF TO CHAPTER 52 AEC MWC. (M) - [SDR 2001F00385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00385), Sep 3, 2001: BRUSHES. WORN. STARTER/GENERATOR BRUSHES WORN. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE STARTER. (M) - [SDR 2001F00384](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00384), Sep 3, 2001: ELECTRICAL BOX. FAILED. GENERATOR WILL NOT COME ON LINE, NO POWER TO PIN 10 K2 RELAY. INSTALLED NEW ECE BOX. (M) - [SDR 2001F00368](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00368), Aug 22, 2001: MOTOR. FAILED. AIR CONDITIONING BLEW WARM AIR. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. (M) - [SDR KBMA88662](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA88662), Jul 15, 2001: COMPRESSOR. FAILED. AIR CONDITIONER IS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED COMPRESSOR WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. - [SDR KBMA88661](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA88661), Jul 14, 2001: BELT. BROKEN. AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING HOT AIR. REMOVED AND REPLACED AIR CONDITIONER BELT WITH NEW. - [SDR KBMA88669](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA88669), Jul 11, 2001: MOTOR. INOPERATIVE. FORWARD FAN IS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. - [SDR KBMA88801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA88801), May 19, 2001: IGNITER. INOPERATIVE. RIGHT HAND IGNITER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. REPLACED WITH NEW IGNITER, AS REQUIRED. - [SDR KBMA88756](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA88756), May 13, 2001: MOTOR. INOPERATIVE. AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING WARM AIR. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT AS REQUIRED. - [SDR KBMA88755](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA88755), May 12, 2001: BELT. BROKEN. AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR BELT SNAPPED. REPLACED WITH NEW BELT, AS REQUIRED. - [SDR KBMA88746](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA88746), May 8, 2001: BELT. DELAMINATED. AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING WARM AIR. INOPERATIVE. FOUND DELAMINATED BELT. REPLACED BELT WITH NEW AS REQUIRED. - [SDR KBMA88728](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA88728), Apr 18, 2001: BOLT. SHEARED. BOLTS SHEARED, INSTALLED NEW BOLTS AS REQUIRED. - [SDR KBMA88727](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KBMA88727), Apr 18, 2001: START VALVE. LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED START DRAIN VALVE. UNIT WAS LEAKING. All 60: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270SH-2006-06-01/reports.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 LAX03MA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03MA292), Sep 20, 2003: Aerospatiale AS350BA (N270SH), GrandCanyonWest, AZ, destroyed, 7 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's disregard of safe flying procedures and misjudgment of the helicopter's proximity to terrain, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a canyon wall. Contributing to the accident was… ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) 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 20030920037859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030920037859A), Sep 20, 2003: Snias AS350BA (N270SH), Grandcanyonwes, AZ, Destroyed, 7 fatal. (-23) On September 20, 2003, at 1238 mountain standard time, an aerospatiale AS350BA, N270SH, collided with a canyon wall during a descent into descent canyon,… - [Incident 20000730026249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000730026249I), Jul 30, 2000: Snias AS350BA (N270SH), Grand Canyon, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) This incident occurred as a result of the pilot performing low level or (terrain flight) during which time a turning manuever was performed causing one… - [Incident 20000523016979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000523016979I), May 23, 2000: Snias AS350BA (N270SH), Peach Springs, AZ, Minor damage. (-23)Aircraft N270SH had landed to a hover over a remote unimproved helipad. While making a pedal turn over the helipad, the pilot miscalculated his distance… ## Other aircraft with N270SH - [Cancelled 2015-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270SH-2015-02-19): Eurocopter France AS355F2, S/N 5074, built 1981. Exported to Canada. Owner: Alberta --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.