# N54591: 1972 Sud SA 318C ALOUETTE AST, registration cancelled 2013-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sud SA 318C ALOUETTE AST](https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa-318c-alouette-ast) (registry code 8680508)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ASTAZOU IIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-astazou-iia) (registry code 60006)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 7H1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/7H1), [TCDS E2IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2IN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2194
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 11, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 28, 1978
- Last registry action: June 5, 1982
- Mode S code: A6EE2C
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Jet Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20JET%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Forks, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Forks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7458° N, 124.1806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98331, within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54591
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54591
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54591-2013-04-18

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 Sud SA 318C ALOUETTE AST: https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa-318c-alouette-ast.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 SEA80DYE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE13), Feb 15, 1980: S.N.I.A.S. 318C (N54591), Forks, WA, destroyed

## 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 19800215002609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800215002609A), Feb 15, 1980: Snias SA318C (N54591), Forks, WA, Destroyed. Tried to take off with external load. Line caught on a skid. Lost control of aircraft. Aircraft nose-dived.

## Other aircraft with N54591

- [Cancelled 1949-03-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54591-1949-03-08): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-1000. Owner: [Clark Charles D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLARK%20CHARLES%20D), [Boulder, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Boulder)

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