# N330J: 1981 Aerospatiale SA330J, registration cancelled 2017-10-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 26, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale SA330J](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa330j) (registry code 8680629)
- Engine: [Turbomeca TURMO IV series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-turmo-iv-series) (registry code 60008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4EU), [TCDS E10EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E10EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1647
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 28, 1999
- Certificate issued: May 5, 2005
- Last registry action: June 16, 2011
- Mode S code: A39697
- Owner when cancelled: [Ventures Acquisition Co LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VENTURES%20ACQUISITION%20CO%20LLC)
- Location: [Mcminnville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Mcminnville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.2117° N, 123.2817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97128, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N330J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=330J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330J-2017-10-26

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 Aerospatiale SA330J: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa330j.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR 20001101SH018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001101SH018), Sep 1, 2000: FREEWHEEL UNIT. FAILED. MAIN GEARBOX FIREEWHEEL FAILURE CAUSING OVERTORQUE TO INTERMEDIATE GEARBOX. (X)
- [SDR 20001101SH017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001101SH017), Sep 1, 2000: FREEWHEEL UNIT. FAILED. MAIN GEARBOX FREEWHEEL FAILURE. (X)
- [SDR 20001101SH019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001101SH019), Jan 29, 2000: FREEWHEEL UNIT. FAILED. MAIN GEARBOX FREEWHEEL FAILURE CAUSING OVERTORQUE TO TAILROTOR GEARBOX. (X)

## 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.

- [Incident 20000722025569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000722025569I), Jul 22, 2000: Snias SA330J (N330J), Cortez, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Tail rotordrive shaft failed on ground runup prior to flight while fighting forest fire near Cortez, CO. Maintenance changed all tail rotor components…

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