# N49525: 1976 Aerospatiale SA315B, registration cancelled 2011-09-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 28, 2011
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 2492
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: February 24, 1994
- Certificate issued: June 6, 2001
- Last registry action: May 18, 2010
- Mode S code: A62567
- Owner when cancelled: [Roberts Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERTS%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)
- Location: [Cheyenne, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Cheyenne)
- Physical address: [Burns, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Burns)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1001° N, 104.9249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82001, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49525
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49525
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49525-2011-09-28

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 ATL02LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA067), Mar 28, 2002: Aerospatiale AS315B (N49525), Hortense, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the engine to main transmission drive shaft due to improper installation by company maintenance personnel. A factor were the trees.
- [NTSB FTW98LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA367), Aug 22, 1998: Aerospatiale SA315B (N49525), Naturita, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Partial loss of engine power resulting from heat induced deterioration of the gas generator turbine. Factors were a forced landing in hilly unsuitable terrain containing mature trees.

## 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 20020328006069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020328006069A), Mar 28, 2002: Aerosp SA315B (N49525), Nanhunta, GA, No damage. (-23) Shortly after takeoff, at approximately 150 ft altitude, speed between 30 and 40 knots, power to the rotor system was lost. Power started to bleed off.…
- [Accident 19980822021559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980822021559A), Aug 22, 1998: Aerosp SA315B (N49525), Nucla, CO, Substantial damage. Helicopter was either lifting or settling down a power unit when the acft lost power at 200 feet AGL and landed hard on the skids. (-23)the aircraft lost power…

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