# N5785V: Aerospatiale SA315B, registration cancelled 1988-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 1988
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale SA315B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (registry code 8680615)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1IN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2617
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: A76F3C
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5785V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5785V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5785V-1988-03-16

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 SA315B: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 DEN85IA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85IA025), Nov 11, 1984: Aerospatiale SA315B (Lama) (N5785V), Oak City, UT, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB DEN82DTI15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTI15), Jun 16, 1982: Aerospatiale SA 315B (N5785V), White Sulphur S, MT, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19841111075701I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841111075701I), Nov 11, 1984: Aerosp SA315B (N5785V), Oak City, UT, Minor damage. Main rotor blade tip struck cockpit of N9362 in flight. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19830908063759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830908063759I), Sep 8, 1983: Aerosp SA315B (N5785V), Erie, CO, Minor damage. Instructor not riding collective lever properly. Student pulled the pitch slightly prematurely. Had hard landing.
- [Accident 19820616022519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820616022519A), Jun 16, 1982: Aerosp SA315B (N5785V), White Sulphur S, MT, Substantial damage. Made takeoff, forgot sling line was attached to dog house. Stopped climbing at end of line. Crashed on dog house.

## Other aircraft with N5785V

- [Cancelled 2013-08-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5785V-2013-08-20): Wenzel Clarence W TEAM MODEL 1200Z, S/N 911. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Rochester, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Rochester)
- [Cancelled 1978-11-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5785V-1978-11-06): Beech A23-24, S/N MA-44. Owner: [Air Service Caravan Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20SERVICE%20CARAVAN%20CO%20INC), [New Bedford, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/New%20Bedford)

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