# N330KW: 1976 S N I A S SA330J, registration cancelled 2019-12-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 6, 2019
- Exported to: Romania
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [S N I A S SA330J](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-sa330j) (registry code 8680612)
- 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: 1418
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 2003
- Certificate issued: November 25, 2019
- Last registry action: November 25, 2019
- Mode S code: A396C5
- Owner when cancelled: [Ep Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EP%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Wood Dale, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Wood%20Dale)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9744° N, 87.9865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60191, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N330KW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=330KW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330KW-2019-12-06

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 SA330J: https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-sa330j.md

## Service difficulty reports (10)

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

- [SDR 39LA201810085176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/39LA201810085176), Oct 5, 2018: REINFORCEMENT. CRACKED. CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE MGB ATTACH REINFORCEMENT AT FRAME 3855. THE MAXIMUM CRACK LENGTH IS APPROXIMATELY 3.0 INCHES IN THE VERTICAL LEG OF THE FITTING. R
- [SDR 39LA201810051175](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/39LA201810051175), Oct 1, 2018: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. WHILE PERFORMING A P2 INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED ON THE FLOORBEAM END CAP IN TWO LOCATIONS AT FRAME 5295. THE CORROSION REMOVAL RESULTED IN A MAXIMUM 
- [SDR 39LA20160728164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/39LA20160728164), Jul 28, 2016: BRACKET. CORRODED. DURING INSPECTION, THE TIP CAP MOUNTING BRACKETS ON THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE WAS FOUND TO BE HEAVILY CORRODED.
- [SDR 39LA20160728163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/39LA20160728163), Jul 28, 2016: BRACKET. CORRODED. DURING INSPECTION, THE TIP CAP MOUNTING BRACKETS ON THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE WAS FOUND TO BE HEAVILY CORRODED.
- [SDR 39LA20160728162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/39LA20160728162), Jul 28, 2016: BRACKET. CORRODED. DURING INSPECTION, THE TIP CAP MOUNTING BRACKETS ON THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE WAS FOUND TO BE HEAVILY CORRODED.
- [SDR 39LA20160728161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/39LA20160728161), Jul 28, 2016: BRACKET. CORRODED. DURING INSPECTION, THE TIP CAP MOUNTING BRACKETS ON THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE WAS FOUND TO BE HEAVILY CORRODED.
- [SDR 39LA20160618160](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/39LA20160618160), Jun 18, 2016: ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING AN AGING INSPECTION, AREAS OF CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE UPPER ANGLE FORWARD AND REAR.
- [SDR 39LA20160618159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/39LA20160618159), Jun 18, 2016: BRACKET. CORRODED. DURING AN AGING INSPECTION, AREAS OF CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE UPPER ANGLE BRACKET.
- [SDR 39LA20160618158](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/39LA20160618158), Jun 18, 2016: ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING AN AGING INSPECTION, AREAS OF CORROSION WERE FOUND ON THE LT DECK ANGLE.
- [SDR 39LA20160618157](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/39LA20160618157), Jun 18, 2016: ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING AN AGING INSPECTION, AREAS OF CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE MAIN FRAME OF STRUCTURE AT JACK SUPPORT.

## 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 SEA07LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA068), Feb 28, 2007: Eurocopter France SA330J (N330KW), Lakeview, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student's failure to extend the landing gear during a simulated single-engine forced landing, and the flight instructor's failure to take remedial action to keep the aircraft from touching…

## 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 20070228002709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070228002709A), Feb 28, 2007: Snias SA330J (N330KW), Lakeview, OR, Minor damage. (-23) On 2-28-07 pilot examiner, [privacy data omitted] was giving training and instructional flights to 2 other pilots in N330KW, a SA-330-J puma (with a…

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