# N298HS: 2000 Eurocopter EC120B, registration cancelled 2003-08-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 26, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eurocopter EC120B](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec120b) (registry code 8680987)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIUS-2F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arrius-2f) (registry code 60010)
- Data sheets: [TCDS R0001RD](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/R0001RD), [TCDS E34NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E34NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1149
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 1, 2000
- Certificate issued: February 25, 2003
- Last registry action: February 25, 2003
- Mode S code: A313F2
- Owner when cancelled: [Dejong Manufacturing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEJONG%20MANUFACTURING%20INC)
- Location: [New Sharon, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/New%20Sharon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4320° N, 92.6375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50207, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N298HS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=298HS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N298HS-2003-08-26

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 EC120B: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec120b.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 CHI03FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA179), Jun 26, 2003: Eurocopter EC120B (N298HS), Boonville, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation which resulted in his inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions. An additional cause was the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from…

## 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 20030625016789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030625016789A), Jun 25, 2003: Urocop EC120B (N298HS), Boonville, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The VFR rated pilot flew into known possible IFR conditions at night. Severe storms, heavy rain and winds were in the area and on the helicopters route…

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