# N351SH: 2008 Eurocopter AS 350 B3, registration cancelled 2021-08-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 24, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3) (registry code 8680954)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2b1) (registry code 60056)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E00054EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00054EN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4598
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 2011
- Certificate issued: October 30, 2017
- Last registry action: January 22, 2021
- Mode S code: A3EA1C
- Owner when cancelled: [Delaware Trust Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELAWARE%20TRUST%20CO%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N351SH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=351SH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N351SH-2021-08-24

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 WPR21FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA143), Mar 28, 2021: Airbus Helicopters AS350-B3 (N351SH), Palmer, AK, substantial damage, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to adequately respond to an encounter with whiteout conditions, which resulted in the helicopter’s collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the (1) operator’s…
- [NTSB ANC17CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17CA041), Aug 3, 2017: Airbus AS350 (N351SH), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a steel frame attached to a tracked drilling unit. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to visually identify the steel frame during the…

## 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 20210327001299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210327001299A), Mar 27, 2021: Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (N351SH), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage, 5 fatal. Transcribed from the NTSB preliminary report. On March 27, 2021, about 1835 Alaska daylight time, an Airbus helicopters AS350-B3, N351SH, was destroyed when it…
- [Accident 20170803012769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170803012769A), Aug 3, 2017: Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (N351SH), Big Delta, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot landed too close to a piece of equipment. Rotor blades struck steel rail on the equipment.

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