# N341HP: 2001 Eurocopter AS 350 B3, registration cancelled 2025-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2025
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3) (registry code 8680954)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIUS-2B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arrius-2b-series) (registry code 60013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E34NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E34NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3407
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 30, 2001
- Certificate issued: February 10, 2003
- Last registry action: August 25, 2023
- Mode S code: A3C1C2
- Owners when cancelled: [California Highway Patrol](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALIFORNIA%20HIGHWAY%20PATROL), [Air Operations Unit](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20OPERATIONS%20UNIT)
- Location: [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5938° N, 121.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95811, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N341HP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=341HP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N341HP-2025-11-14

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Eurocopter AS 350 B3: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 WPR12TA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12TA120), Mar 1, 2012: Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (N341HP), Napa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s improper use of the collective control during a practice hovering autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB LAX03GA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03GA145), May 1, 2003: Eurocopter France AS350B3 (N341HP), Napa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot under instruction's inadvertent activation of the collective manual fuel slide lock, which led to engine and main rotor overspeeds due to excessive fuel flow during power application. This…

## 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 20030430012779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030430012779A), Apr 30, 2003: Snias AS350B3 (N341HP), Napa, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On 4/30/2003 @ 1920 hrs., during autorotation training, the installed turbomeca arriel 2 engine experienced an overspeed. Mr. Bakker stated that during…

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