# N3605S: 1979 Aerospatiale AS350D, registration cancelled 1983-02-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 11, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS350D](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350d) (registry code 8680804)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1224
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1980
- Mode S code: A40F64
- Owner when cancelled: [Industrial Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDUSTRIAL%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3605S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3605S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3605S-1983-02-11

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 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 FTW81DRD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD35), Jul 29, 1981: Aerospatial AS350D (N3605S), Gulf Of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed

## 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 19810729046099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729046099A), Jul 29, 1981: Snias AS350D (N3605S), Venice, Mexico, Destroyed. Pilot allowed tail rotor to contact safety net during hover for landing on helipad. Parked helicopter damaged.

## Other aircraft with N3605S

- [Cancelled 1963-11-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3605S-1963-11-27): Cessna 172E, S/N 17250805. Exported to Philippines. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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