# N53LH: Aerospatiale AS 355F1, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS 355F1](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f1) (registry code 8680810)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H11EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H11EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5093
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 18, 2002
- Last registry action: April 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A6AF16
- Owner when cancelled: [Hp Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HP%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Oldsmar, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Oldsmar)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.0445° N, 82.6743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34677, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53LH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53LH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53LH-2013-06-18

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 AS 355F1: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f1.md

## Service difficulty reports (5)

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

- [SDR 20000801SH022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000801SH022), Jul 11, 2000: BALL JOINT. WORN. TEFLON LINERS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. (X)
- [SDR 2000ZZZX768](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000ZZZX768), Sep 24, 1999: GEAR. WORN. GEAR TEETH WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- [SDR 98ZZZX3113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3113), Jun 6, 1998: RELIGHT UNIT. FAILED. ENGINE RE-LIGHT SYSTEM ACTUATES INTERMITTENTLY DURING FLIGHT. ALSO, WILL ACTUATE ON GROUND WHILE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED UNIT.
- [SDR 97ZZZX4698](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4698), Aug 28, 1997: SENSOR. INTERMITTENT. SENSOR ASSY UNIT OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN START SWITCH IS ENGAGED. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- [SDR 97ZZZX4697](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4697), Jul 19, 1997: SWITCH. MALFUNCTION. ENGINE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH UNIT CAUSES PRESSURE GAUGE TO FLUCTUATE. NEEDLE BOUNCES ZERO TO 8 BARS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.

## 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 LAX01LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA283), Aug 18, 2001: Aerospatiale AS 355F1 (N53LH), Vinton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which caused "brown-out" conditions during departure liftoff and resulted in loss of control of the helicopter.

## 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 20010818022649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010818022649A), Aug 18, 2001: Aerosp AS355F1 (N53LH), Vinton, CA, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 18, 2001, at 1432 hours pacific daylight time, an aerospatiale as 355F1 helicopter, N53LH, rolled onto its side and came to rest during takeoff…

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