# N3597Q: 1976 Aerospatiale AS350B, registration cancelled 2012-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 2012
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS350B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (registry code 8680800)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1b) (registry code 60042)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E19EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E19EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1122
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: July 23, 2010
- Certificate issued: August 18, 1998
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A40998
- Owner when cancelled: [Starship Partners LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STARSHIP%20PARTNERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Grand Canyon, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Grand%20Canyon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0505° N, 112.0134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 86023, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3597Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3597Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3597Q-2012-07-19

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 AS350B: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b.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 SEA83FAD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FAD01), Nov 8, 1982: Aerospatiale S350D (N3597Q), Starfish, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20070426006889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070426006889I), Apr 26, 2007: Snias AS350B (N3597Q), Cordova, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was attempting to land on a ridge line when he encountered a down draft and a 180 degree wind switch on the landing pad. The helicopter landed left…
- [Accident 19821108059659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821108059659A), Nov 8, 1982: Snias AS350D (N3597Q), Wrangell, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Helicopter was observed over camp, when out of sight explosion was heard, search located crash site.

## Other aircraft with N3597Q

- [Cancelled 1971-01-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3597Q-1971-01-19): Piper PA-16, S/N 16-464, built 1949. Owner: [Key John Henry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KEY%20JOHN%20HENRY), [Longview, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Longview)

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