# N5768Z: 1980 S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, registration cancelled 2013-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [S N I A S AS350D ASTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar) (registry code 8680803)
- Engine: [Lycoming LTS-101 600A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-600a-series) (registry code 41562)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E5NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1304
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 11, 1981
- Certificate issued: October 31, 1986
- Last registry action: June 6, 1997
- Mode S code: A7683B
- Owner when cancelled: [Topspin Data Corporation Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOPSPIN%20DATA%20CORPORATION%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5768Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5768Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5768Z-2013-06-04

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 S N I A S AS350D ASTAR: https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar.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 LAX82DA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA147), Apr 24, 1982: S.N.I.A.S. AS350 (N5768Z), Gold Strike, NV, minor damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19820424015039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820424015039A), Apr 24, 1982: Snias AS350D (N5768Z), Gold Strike, NV, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Passengers hat blew off while being escorted from helicopter with idling rotors. Ran into tail rotor chasing hat.
- [Incident 19811119088149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811119088149I), Nov 19, 1981: Snias AS350D (N5768Z), Boulder City, NV, Minor damage. Za on photographic flight in river canyon, one main rotor blade struck wire. Blade unrepairable.

## Other aircraft with N5768Z

- [Cancelled 1966-10-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5768Z-1966-10-20): Piper PA-22-108, S/N 22-9615. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Fleet Rental Leasing Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLEET%20RENTAL%20LEASING%20CORP), [Bridgeport, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Bridgeport)

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