# N401LH: 1997 Eurocopter AS 350 BA, registration cancelled 2013-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 BA](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-ba) (registry code 8680955)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (registry code 60030)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3059
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 22, 1998
- Certificate issued: July 7, 1998
- Last registry action: June 5, 2008
- Mode S code: A4B15A
- Owner when cancelled: [Meridian Consulting I Corp Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERIDIAN%20CONSULTING%20I%20CORP%20INC)
- Location: [Linden, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Linden)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6247° N, 74.2394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07036, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401LH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=401LH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401LH-2013-08-13

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Eurocopter AS 350 BA: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-ba.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR MHIA092673](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MHIA092673), Feb 9, 2004: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. TAILBOOM CRACKED ON LOWER SURFACE AT RT BATTERY SUPPORT FOR AFT BATTERY INSTALLATION. CRACK STARTED AT FRAME 3035 AND WENT FOWARD 143MM MOVING UP THE TAIL BOOM 

## 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 ERA09MA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09MA447), Aug 8, 2009: Eurocopter AS 350 BA (N401LH), Hoboken, NJ, substantial damage, 9 fatal. Probable cause: (1) the inherent limitations of the see-and-avoid concept, which made it difficult for the airplane pilot to see the helicopter until the final seconds before the collision, and (2) the Teterboro…

## 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 20090808017851A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090808017851A), Aug 8, 2009: Snias AS350BA (N401LH), Hoboken, NJ, Destroyed, 9 fatal. A Eurocopter AS350BA helicopter, N401LH,operated by liberty helicopters flight tours and a privately operated Piper lance, N71MC, were destroyed following a…

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