# N53963: 2005 Eurocopter AS 350 B2, registration cancelled 2019-02-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 23, 2019
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (registry code 8680950)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1d1) (registry code 60053)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E19EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E19EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3963
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 2005
- Last registry action: February 11, 2019
- Mode S code: A6D522
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1078° N, 118.3622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90046, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53963
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53963
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53963-2019-02-23

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 B2: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR QMLA2012072712120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2012072712120), Jul 27, 2012: UNKNOWN. ODOR. THE PILOT AND CREW REPORTED AN OFF ODOR IN THE CABIN JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE HELIPAD AND CALLED FOR MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC 
- [SDR 2011FA0000624](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2011FA0000624), Sep 21, 2011: GPS. MALFUNCTIONED. THE GPS IS DIFFICULT TO READ FROM THE PILOTS POSITION IN DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS.
- [SDR RMXA390549](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RMXA390549), Aug 25, 2011: COMPRESSOR. FAILED. AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED, PILOT REPORTED ODORS IN COCKPIT.

## 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 ERA09LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA378), Jul 3, 2009: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N53963), Loris, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The crew's failure to see and avoid a steel pole during a nighttime approach to the helipad.

## 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 20090702047879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090702047879A), Jul 2, 2009: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N53963), Loris, SC, Substantial damage. On July 2, 2009,at 2101HRS, in VMC conditions, a hems helicopter circled to land at the helipad near Loris medical center, Loris, SC for an approach and…

## Other aircraft with N53963

- [Cancelled 1977-07-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53963-1977-07-08): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T41613. Owner: [Tucson Air Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUCSON%20AIR%20MUSEUM), [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)

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