# N57731: 1981 Aerospatiale AS350D, registration cancelled 2014-06-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 12, 2014
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS350D](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350d) (registry code 8680804)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1434
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 23, 1993
- Certificate issued: February 5, 2003
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A76B45
- Owner when cancelled: [Silverhawk Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SILVERHAWK%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Caldwell, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Caldwell)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6695° N, 116.6510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83605, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57731
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57731
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57731-2014-06-12

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 AS350D: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350d.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 20000605SH016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000605SH016), May 12, 2000: BEARING. WORN. LAMINATED TAIL BEARING, ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. (X)
- [SDR 99ZZZX1697](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1697), Mar 19, 1999: SHAFT. MISMANUFACTURED. TAIL ROTOR SHAFT REJECTED NEW OUT-OF-BOX. SHAFT WOULD NOT BALANCE. .006 INCH OUT OF ROUND FORWARD OF NR 6 BEARING. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- [SDR 96ZZZX520](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX520), Oct 17, 1995: PICKUP ASSY. INOPERATIVE. PICKUP ASSY UNIT INOPERATIVE UPON INSTALLATION. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT FROM ALLISON, 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 SEA03FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA169), Aug 13, 2003: Aerospatiale AS350D (N57731), Webb, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: An over temperature condition within the gas generator turbine which led to first stage turbine blade fatigue as well as first stage blade track warping and consequent blade tip rub. The fatigue 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 20030813019959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030813019959A), Aug 13, 2003: Snias AS350D (N57731), Lewiston, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was on a mission dropping water from a bambi bucket withlong line in use. The pilot had picked up a load of water and had reached an…

## Other aircraft with N57731

- [Cancelled 1964-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57731-1964-12-22): Taylorcraft DCO-65, S/N 5128. Owner: [Ent Ramsey J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENT%20RAMSEY%20J), [Brookville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Brookville)

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