# N3606U: S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, registration cancelled 1995-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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: 1233
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 25, 1980
- Last registry action: July 4, 1986
- Mode S code: A40F89
- Owner when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3606U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3606U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3606U-1995-04-03

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 FTW82DA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA033), Dec 24, 1981: Aerospatle AS350D (N3606U), Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico), destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19811224003009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811224003009A), Dec 24, 1981: Snias AS350D (N3606U), Eugene Island, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Helicopter crashed into gulf after rotor RPM decayed and pilot could no longer maintain flight.

## Other aircraft with N3606U

- [Cancelled 1968-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3606U-1968-06-06): Cessna 182F, S/N 18255006. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Clopine Nelson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLOPINE%20NELSON), [Topeka, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Topeka)

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