# N355DS: Aerospatiale AS355F TWINSTAR, registration cancelled 1999-03-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 3, 1999
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS355F TWINSTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as355f-twinstar) (registry code 8680807)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H11EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H11EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5110
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 3, 1996
- Last registry action: June 30, 1997
- Mode S code: A3F7BC
- Owner when cancelled: [Meridian Consulting Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERIDIAN%20CONSULTING%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Linden, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Linden)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6247° N, 74.2394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07036, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N355DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=355DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N355DS-1999-03-03

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 AS355F TWINSTAR: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as355f-twinstar.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 NYC98LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA058), Dec 31, 1997: Aerospatiale AS-355 (N355DS), New York, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed on final approach with a tailwind, and his failure to perform a go-around in a timely manner. A factor in the accident was the strong tailwind.

## 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 19971231039849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971231039849A), Dec 31, 1997: Aerosp AS355F (N355DS), New York, NY, Substantial damage. Entered settling with power regime landing at heloport. Collided with ops building. (.4)the helicopter had completed a sightseeing tour and was returning to…

## Other aircraft with N355DS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N355DS): Bell OH-58A, S/N 69-16230
- [Cancelled 2017-07-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N355DS-2017-07-26): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40, S/N 40.1083, built 2010. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Mcgee Terry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCGEE%20TERRY), [The Woodlands, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/The%20Woodlands)

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