# N312SA: 1998 Eurocopter Deutschland EC135P1, registration cancelled 2021-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Eurocopter Deutschland EC135P1](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec135p1) (registry code 8680990)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw206a) (registry code 52151)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H88EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H88EU), [TCDS E42NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E42NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0054
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 1998
- Certificate issued: September 18, 2017
- Last registry action: January 24, 2018
- Mode S code: A34FD0
- Owner when cancelled: [Bennett Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENNETT%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Elmhurst, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Elmhurst)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8968° N, 87.9412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60126, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N312SA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=312SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312SA-2021-01-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Deutschland EC135P1: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec135p1.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR UG8A2018072601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UG8A2018072601), Jul 7, 2018: ENGINE. FAILED. DUAL ENGINE FAILURE REQUIRING AUTOROTATION AND EMERGENCY LANDING, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGERS. NTSB INV

## 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 CEN18FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA259), Jul 8, 2018: Eurocopter Deutschland EC135 P1 (N312SA), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent disabling of the No. 1 and No. 2 engines' electronic engine control systems, which resulted in engine and rotor overspeed conditions, a subsequent autorotation, and a hard…

## 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 20180707009279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180707009279A), Jul 7, 2018: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC135P1 (N312SA), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. On July 7, 2018, approximately 2123 central daylight time, a Eurocopter EC135 P1 impacted terrain during an emergency autorotation following a dual engine…

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