# N47256: 1975 Aerospatiale SA315B, registration cancelled 2013-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale SA315B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (registry code 8680615)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (registry code 60003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1IN), [TCDS E1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1IN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2433
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 19, 1975
- Certificate issued: October 21, 1987
- Last registry action: May 5, 2006
- Mode S code: A5CBAE
- Owner when cancelled: [J And C Investments](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20AND%20C%20INVESTMENTS)
- Location: [Provo, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Provo)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3188° N, 111.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84604, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47256
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47256
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47256-2013-04-18

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 Aerospatiale SA315B: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 SEA87LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA092), May 13, 1987: Aerospatiale SA315-D Lama (N47256), Siletz, OR, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI76FET41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET41), Jun 21, 1976: Aerospatle SE3160 (N47256), Medaryville, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19870513016029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870513016029A), May 13, 1987: Aerosp SA315B (N47256), Siletz, OR, Destroyed. The helicopter lost control when the lift cable contacted the tail rotor. The load had been improperly secured.
- [Accident 19760621016689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760621016689A), Jun 21, 1976: Aerosp SA315B (N47256), Medaryville, IN, Substantial damage. Aft restraining straps of hopper tank broke.

## Other aircraft with N47256

- [Cancelled 1951-08-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47256-1951-08-01): Taylorcraft DCO-65, S/N L-4722. Owner: [The Board Of School Commissioners](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THE%20BOARD%20OF%20SCHOOL%20COMMISSIONERS), [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)

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