# N342J: 1979 Aerospatiale SA342J, registration cancelled 2022-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale SA342J](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa342j) (registry code 8680828)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ASTAZOU XIV H](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-astazou-xiv-h) (registry code 60018)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H6EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H6EU), [TCDS E13EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E13EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1708
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 13, 2009
- Certificate issued: February 11, 2009
- Last registry action: March 18, 2019
- Mode S code: A3C584
- Owner when cancelled: [Hamilton Steven T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMILTON%20STEVEN%20T)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4892° N, 119.7462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89502, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N342J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=342J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342J-2022-12-03

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 SA342J: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa342j.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 WPR20LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA189), Jun 21, 2020: Aerospatiale SA342J (N342J), Minden, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to a surge; the reason for the surge could not be determined based on available information. Contributing to the helicopter damage was the total loss of power while…

## 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 20200621022189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200621022189A), Jun 21, 2020: Aerospatiale SA342J (N342J), Minden Tahoe, NV, Destroyed. On June 21, 2020, [privacy data omitted] and his passenger were approaching his hangar at the Minden Tahoe Airport while hovering in his Aerospatiale, N334J.…

## Other aircraft with N342J

- [Cancelled 2002-10-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342J-2002-10-21): Dickinson Gerald A KOLB FIRESTAR II, S/N FS99300009. Owner: [Dickinson Gerald A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DICKINSON%20GERALD%20A), [Ocala, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ocala)

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