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N355DU

Cancelled 2003

Deregistered aircraft · 1991 Aerospatiale AS355F2 ECUREUIL · Allison 250-C20 series

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Cancelled: March 18, 2003
Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
Serial number: 5489
Year built: 1991
Type: Rotorcraft
Engine: Turbo-prop
Airworthiness: Standard, normal
Airworthiness date: June 4, 1993
Certificate issued: January 22, 1993
Last registry action: January 21, 2003
Mode S code: A3F7BE
Owner when cancelled: Duke University
Location: Durham, NC
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelAerospatiale AS355F2 ECUREUILTCDS H11EU · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTCDS E4CE · Turbo-prop

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N355DU and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB MIA01FA006Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBurlington, NCThe mechanics failure to comply with manufacturers instructions for correction of a illuminated main rotor gearbox oil pressure warning light resulting in the helicopter being dispatched on a ferry flight with a failed main rotor gearbox oil pump, failure of…Oct 17, 2000 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N355DU and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20001016018239ABurlington, NC(-23) The aircraft was on a part 91 maintenance ferry flight when it crashed about one minute after take-off. The pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed. The pilot had reported a transmission oil pressure warning light had illuminated just…Oct 16, 2000 · No damage · 1 fatal

Service difficulty reports · 1

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

SDR 96ZZZX1161Fire Wire · brokenDURING APPROACH, NR 1 FIRE LIGHT DIMLY ILLUMINATED THEN EXTINGUISHED. DURING HOVER, NR 1 FIRE LIGHT DIMLY ILLUMINATED ONCE MORE AND ON ENGINE SHUT-DOWN, CAME ON FULL BRIGHT. NO FIRE WITNESSED. FOUND/REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE TO FIRE DETECTOR TO FUEL PUMP STATIONFeb 17, 1996 · N355DU · Aerosp AS355F2 · Fire Detection