# N316BS: Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III, registration cancelled 1991-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 1991
- Exported to: Switzerland
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa316b-alouette-iii) (registry code 8680515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1IN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5399
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 10, 1989
- Mode S code: A35D45
- Owner when cancelled: [Avman Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVMAN%20INC)
- Location: [Woods Cross, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Woods%20Cross)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N316BS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=316BS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N316BS-1991-04-22

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 SEA91LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA028), Dec 3, 1990: Aerospatiale SA316B (N316BS), Vernal, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: A MALFUNCTION/FAILURE OF THE HELICOPTER'S MAIN ROTOR LEAD-LAG DAMPER.

## 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 19901203052389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901203052389A), Dec 3, 1990: Aerosp SA316B (N316BS), Vernal, UT, Destroyed. Vibration in cyclic. Elected to land in clearing. Lost rotor RPM. Spun prior impact. Suspect rotor blade dampers.

## Other aircraft with N316BS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N316BS): DJI T40, S/N 64TBL8F002002C

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