# N3606Y: S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, registration cancelled 1990-02-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 2, 1990
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 1236
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1980
- Last registry action: October 22, 1992
- Mode S code: A40F8D
- 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/N3606Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3606Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3606Y-1990-02-02

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 FTW90LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA003), Oct 4, 1989: Aerospatiale 350D (N3606Y), New Iberia, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SECOND PILOT'S (UNDER INSTRUCTION) MISJUDGEMENT OF AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE DURING THE LEVEL OFF PHASE OF THE AUTOROTATION

## 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 19891004040769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891004040769A), Oct 4, 1989: Snias AS350D (N3606Y), New Iberia, LA, Substantial damage. Student made hard autorotation landing. Main rotor chopped off tailboom. Touched on rear of skids, rocked forward.

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