# N3593S: S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, registration cancelled 2000-11-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 28, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [S N I A S AS350D ASTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar) (registry code 8680803)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1063
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 21, 1994
- Last registry action: October 17, 2000
- Mode S code: A4090E
- Owner when cancelled: [Island Express Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ISLAND%20EXPRESS%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Avalon, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Avalon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3993° N, 118.4353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90704, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3593S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3593S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3593S-2000-11-28

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 S N I A S AS350D ASTAR: https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar.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 LAX00FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA061), Dec 28, 1999: Aerospatiale AS-350D (N3593S), Avalon, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: A loose pneumatic fitting caused the engine to go to flight idle power at a low altitude, which resulted in a forced landing in hilly terrain.

## 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 19991228044589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991228044589A), Dec 28, 1999: Snias AS350D (N3593S), Avalon, CA, Destroyed. (-23)During a sightseeing flight, and while manuevering low level at approx. 250 feet AGL and 60 mph, as the pilot was increasing collective pitch to level off…

## Other aircraft with N3593S

- [Cancelled 1964-12-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3593S-1964-12-14): Cessna 172E, S/N 17250793. Owner: [Bet-Ko Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BET-KO%20AIR%20INC), [Yuma, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Yuma)

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