# N317LT: S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, registration cancelled 2005-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 2005
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [S N I A S AS350D ASTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar) (registry code 8680803)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1403
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 13, 2004
- Last registry action: July 13, 2004
- Mode S code: A361DE
- Owner when cancelled: [M & B Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/M%20%26%20B%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC)
- Location: [Cincinnati, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2753° N, 84.3269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45249, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N317LT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=317LT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N317LT-2005-05-18

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 S N I A S AS350D ASTAR: https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar.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 LAX97FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA149), Apr 7, 1997: Aerospatiale AS350D (N317LT), Los Angeles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to ensure that the collective lock was properly seated before deplaning.

## 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 19970407005459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970407005459A), Apr 7, 1997: Snias AS350D (N317LT), Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. The pilot exited the aircraft in order to escort a deplaning passenger. The student pilot rated passenger was left sitting in the aircraft, with instructions…

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