# N35970: Aerospatiale AS350D, registration cancelled 2000-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 2000
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS350D](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350d) (registry code 8680804)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1131
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: March 31, 2000
- Mode S code: A409A2
- Location: Val D'Or, Canada
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35970
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=35970
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35970-2000-05-01

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 Aerospatiale AS350D: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350d.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 LAX89LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA281), Aug 19, 1989: Aerospatiale AS350D (N35970), Volcano, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE POWER TURBINE SHAFT AND BEARINGS. THE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF OIL STARVATION DUE TO AN EXCESSIVELY WORN CHIP DETECTOR O-RING SEAL,INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND PREFLIGHT.…

## 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 19890819030479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890819030479A), Aug 19, 1989: Snias AS350D (N35970), Volcano, HI, Destroyed. Lost power. Autorotated to crash landing. Power turbine shaft had failed. Site was on slopes of mauna loa.

## Other aircraft with N35970

- [Cancelled 1975-07-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35970-1975-07-09): Cessna U206F, S/N U20602838. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Sunny South Aircraft Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNNY%20SOUTH%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICE%20INC), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)
- [Cancelled 1945-02-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35970-1945-02-17): Piper J4E, S/N 4-1452, built 1941. Exported to Cuba. Owner: [Boswell William S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOSWELL%20WILLIAM%20S), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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