# N3598F: S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, registration cancelled 1994-12-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 9, 1994
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 1132
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 14, 1993
- Last registry action: December 15, 1993
- Mode S code: A409B2
- Owner when cancelled: [Rts Aircraft Services Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RTS%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICES%20CORP)
- Location: [Montvale, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Montvale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0546° N, 74.0473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07645, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3598F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3598F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3598F-1994-12-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 FTW90LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA143), Jul 21, 1990: Aerospatiale AS-350D (N3598F), Berwick, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID OBSTACLES IN THE LANDING ZONE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE LANDING ZONE.

## 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 19900721029299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900721029299A), Jul 21, 1990: Snias AS350D (N3598F), Berwick, LA, Substantial damage. Struck wires while hovering over a levee preparing to land at Private pad. Tail rotor seperated. Made hard landing.

## Other aircraft with N3598F

- [Cancelled 1970-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3598F-1970-09-01): Cessna 182J, S/N 18257598. Owner: [Erhard Preiss](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERHARD%20PREISS), [Burlington, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Burlington)

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