# N36012: Aerospatiale SA315B ALOUETTE III, registration cancelled 1995-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 1995
- Exported to: Papua New Guinea
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale SA315B ALOUETTE III](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b-alouette-iii) (registry code 8680516)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1IN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2513
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 23, 1992
- Last registry action: October 28, 1992
- Mode S code: A40EE2
- Owner when cancelled: [Rocky Mountain Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKY%20MOUNTAIN%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Provo, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Provo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2338° N, 111.6585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Provo, UT, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=36012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36012-1995-05-03

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 SA315B ALOUETTE III: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b-alouette-iii.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 SEA91LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA013), Nov 8, 1990: Aerospatiale SA315B Lama (N36012), Trout Lake, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM AN OBSTACLE.

## 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 19901108049299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901108049299A), Nov 8, 1990: Aerosp SA315B (N36012), Trout Lake, WA, Destroyed. Drifted after dropping load. Long line caught in trees. Lost control struck more trees demolishing helicopter.

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