# N353HW: 2001 Eurocopter AS 350 B3, registration cancelled 2017-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3) (registry code 8680954)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1b) (registry code 60042)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E19EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E19EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3401
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 23, 2001
- Certificate issued: May 6, 2002
- Last registry action: April 25, 2011
- Mode S code: A3F0B6
- Owners when cancelled: [Memphis Medical Center DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEMPHIS%20MEDICAL%20CENTER%20DBA), [Hospital Wing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOSPITAL%20WING)
- Location: [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1326° N, 90.0043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38104, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N353HW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=353HW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N353HW-2017-10-19

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 Eurocopter AS 350 B3: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3.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 JPB2001F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JPB2001F00000), Jul 27, 2001: SOLENOID VALVE. DAMAGED. PILOT AND CREW SMELLED JET FUEL, SOON AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LOST PARTIAL POWER. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE THREADS ON THE IGNITION SOLENOID VALVE/PURGE VALVE WERE 

## 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 ERA14FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA010), Oct 22, 2013: Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (N353HW), Somerville, TN, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent encounter with night, instrument meteorological conditions while responding to an obstacle alert, resulting in an in-flight loss of helicopter control.

## 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 20131022019759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131022019759A), Oct 22, 2013: Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (N353HW), Somerville, TN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. On October 22, 2013, about 0605 central daylight time (CDT), a Eurocopter AS350 B3, N353HW, impacted trees and terrain near Somerville, Tennessee. The…

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