# N355EV: 2002 Eurocopter AS 350 B3, registration cancelled 2011-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2011
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 3550
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 2002
- Certificate issued: May 8, 2002
- Last registry action: April 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A3F7D8
- Owner when cancelled: [Ventures Acquisition Company LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VENTURES%20ACQUISITION%20COMPANY%20LLC)
- Location: [Mcminnville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Mcminnville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.2117° N, 123.2817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97128, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N355EV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=355EV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N355EV-2011-07-18

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.

ADs and bulletins for the Eurocopter AS 350 B3: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3.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 SEA06GA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06GA158), Aug 13, 2006: Eurocopter AS-350-B3 (N355EV), Yellow Pine, ID, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional low altitude flight and his failure to maintain an adequate altitude to clear the trees.

## 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 20060813015989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060813015989A), Aug 13, 2006: Snias AS350B3 (N355EV), Yellow Pine, ID, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (-23) While operating public use for the U.S. Forest service the Eurocopter AS-350B3, registration N355EV, crashed 14 miles west of Yellow Pine, ID. The…

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