# N346AE: 1996 Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL, registration cancelled 2022-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2022
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350-b2-ecureuil) (registry code 8680813)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1d1) (registry code 60053)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E19EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E19EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2946
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 22, 2001
- Certificate issued: November 5, 2015
- Last registry action: June 15, 2018
- Mode S code: A3D39D
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Evac Ems Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20EVAC%20EMS%20INC)
- Location: [O Fallon, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/O%20Fallon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7515° N, 90.7284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63368, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N346AE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=346AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346AE-2022-01-24

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 AS350 B2 ECUREUIL: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350-b2-ecureuil.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR EVCA201707241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EVCA201707241), Jul 24, 2017: COMPRESSOR. SEIZED. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT REPORTED THE ODOR OF SMOKE. WHEN AIR CONDITIONING TURNED OFF, ODOR WENT AWAY. MECHANIC FOUND COMPRESSOR PULLEY SEIZED AND BELT BURNE

## 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 CEN19LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA068), Jan 11, 2019: Aerospatiale AS350 (N346AE), Ponca City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude during the hover operation while his view was obstructed due to the fogged-over windshield.

## 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 20190111000189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190111000189A), Jan 11, 2019: Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL (N346AE), Ponca City, OK, Substantial damage. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91 as an aircraft repositioning flight, visual flight rules. The pilot and one cabin crewmember were not injured as a…

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