# N500WC: 1984 Aerospatiale AS350B, registration cancelled 2004-08-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 26, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS350B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (registry code 8680800)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1509
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 21, 1998
- Last registry action: August 17, 2004
- Mode S code: A63BE7
- Owner when cancelled: [Purwin Company LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PURWIN%20COMPANY%20LLC)
- Location: [Van Nuys, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Van%20Nuys)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1975° N, 118.4890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91406, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500WC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500WC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500WC-2004-08-26

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 AS350B: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b.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 LAX00FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA136), Mar 27, 2000: Aerospatiale AS350B (N500WC), Van Nuys, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to land as soon as practical and to utilize the available accumulator pressure to transition from hover to flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's physical stature…

## 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 20000326011899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000326011899A), Mar 26, 2000: Snias AS350B (N500WC), Van Nuys, CA, Destroyed. (-23) Helicopter lost hydraulics in flight and attempted a run-on landing on the taxiway at Van Nuys Airport. Appears pilot lost control of the aircraft prior…

## Other aircraft with N500WC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500WC): Piper PA32-301FT, S/N 3232019, built 2004
- [Cancelled 1990-04-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500WC-1990-04-12): Cessna 402B, S/N 402B1081. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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