# N3153R: 1967 Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III, registration cancelled 2013-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa316b-alouette-iii) (registry code 8680515)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (registry code 60003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1IN), [TCDS E1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1IN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1484
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 19, 1992
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1991
- Last registry action: August 15, 2007
- Mode S code: A35C35
- Owner when cancelled: [Roberts Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERTS%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Albany, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Albany)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.6534° N, 123.1395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97321, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3153R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3153R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3153R-2013-04-09

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 SA316B ALOUETTE III: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa316b-alouette-iii.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 DEN93FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA038), Apr 1, 1993: Aerospatiale SA316B (N3153R), Aspen, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL LOWER MIXING UNIT DUE TO FATIGUE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF 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 19930401007749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930401007749A), Apr 1, 1993: Aerosp SA316B (N3153R), Aspen, CO, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flying low. Lost control. Descended into trees. Fatigue failure lower mix in g unit and cracked upper control unit.

## Other aircraft with N3153R

- [Cancelled 1990-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3153R-1990-01-17): Cessna 182L, S/N 18258553. Triennial form not returned

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