# N351RM: 1977 Aerospatiale SA315B, registration cancelled 2013-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale SA315B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (registry code 8680615)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (registry code 60003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1IN), [TCDS E1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1IN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2502
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial surveying, other
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 1992
- Certificate issued: June 1, 2006
- Last registry action: October 27, 2009
- Mode S code: A3EA07
- Owner when cancelled: [High Country Helicopters LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIGH%20COUNTRY%20HELICOPTERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Cedar City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Cedar%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7687° N, 113.1336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84721, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N351RM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=351RM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N351RM-2013-05-30

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 SA315B: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b.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 SEA93LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA209), Sep 24, 1993: Aerospatiale SA 315B (N351RM), Avery, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE CYCLIC CONTROL.
- [NTSB SEA90FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA158), Aug 7, 1990: Aerospatiale SA315B (N351RM), Cougar, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF POWER DUE TO CONTAMINATION IN THE ENGINE SPEED GOVERNOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19930924036409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930924036409A), Sep 24, 1993: Aerosp SA315B (N351RM), Avery, ID, Substantial damage. While loading personnel from logging site idlin rotors struck tree stump. Helicopter began spin. Rolled down hills.
- [Accident 19900807030939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807030939A), Aug 7, 1990: Aerosp SA315B (N351RM), Cougar, WA, Destroyed. Lost power while hovering with a sling load of logs. Dropped into trees. Found contamination in speed governor.

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