# N509AM: American Eurocopter AS350B3, registration cancelled 2010-12-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 21, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [American Eurocopter AS350B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-eurocopter-as350b3) (registry code 1145002)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2b1) (registry code 60056)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E00054EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00054EN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4698
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 9, 2009
- Certificate issued: January 11, 2010
- Last registry action: January 11, 2010
- Mode S code: A65B6B
- Owner when cancelled: [Bokf Equipment Finance Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOKF%20EQUIPMENT%20FINANCE%20INC)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8649° N, 96.7904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75225, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N509AM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=509AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N509AM-2010-12-21

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 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 WPR10FA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA371), Jul 28, 2010: American Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (N509AM), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The repair station technician did not properly install the fuel inlet union during reassembly of the engine; the operator’s maintenance personnel did not adequately inspect the technician's work; and…

## 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 20100728047319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100728047319A), Jul 28, 2010: American Eu AS350B3 (N509AM), Tucson, AZ, Destroyed, 3 fatal. On July 28, 2010, at approximately 1341 mountain standard time (MST) (2041Z), N509AM, an aerospatiale AS350BE, owned and operated by air methods corporation…

## Other aircraft with N509AM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N509AM): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2881581, built 2022

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