# N3984A: American Eurocopter AS350B3, registration cancelled 2021-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [American Eurocopter AS350B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-eurocopter-as350b3) (registry code 1145004)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7105
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 2, 2011
- Last registry action: August 16, 2017
- Mode S code: A4A366
- Owners when cancelled: [US Department Of Homeland Security](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20HOMELAND%20SECURITY), [US Customs & Border Protection](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20CUSTOMS%20%26%20BORDER%20PROTECTION), [Office Of Air & Marine](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OFFICE%20OF%20AIR%20%26%20MARINE)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3984A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3984A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3984A-2021-04-03

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 American Eurocopter AS350B3: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-eurocopter-as350b3.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 WPR13TA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13TA051), Nov 23, 2012: Eurocopter AS350B3 2B1 (N3984A), Newfield, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's distraction while retrieving an item behind him while the helicopter was on the ground with the engine running, which led to his aggressive overapplication of the flight controls after…

## 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 20121123026439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121123026439A), Nov 23, 2012: American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3 (N3984A), Nogales, AZ, Substantial damage. On 11/23/2012 while conducting a drug interdiction support flight (public use), pilot landed the helicopter in a remote desert area. After landing pilot set…

## Other aircraft with N3984A

- [Cancelled 2006-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3984A-2006-12-11): Cameron Balloons US V-90, S/N 5680, built 1990. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Trillanes Mark A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRILLANES%20MARK%20A), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

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