# N355DU: 1991 Aerospatiale AS355F2 ECUREUIL, registration cancelled 2003-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS355F2 ECUREUIL](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as355f2-ecureuil) (registry code 8680812)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H11EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H11EU), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5489
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUKE%20UNIVERSITY)
- Location: [Durham, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Durham)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9940° N, 78.8986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durham, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N355DU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=355DU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N355DU-2003-03-18

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 AS355F2 ECUREUIL: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as355f2-ecureuil.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 96ZZZX1161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1161), Feb 17, 1996: FIRE WIRE. BROKEN. DURING 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

## 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 MIA01FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA006), Oct 17, 2000: Aerospatiale AS-355-F2 (N355DU), Burlington, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## 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 20001016018239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001016018239A), Oct 16, 2000: Aerosp AS355F2 (N355DU), Burlington, NC, No damage, 1 fatal. (-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…

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