# N578AE: 2003 Eurocopter AS 350 B3, registration cancelled 2021-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3) (registry code 8680954)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-series) (registry code 60031)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3716
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 29, 2004
- Certificate issued: August 17, 2004
- Last registry action: December 21, 2017
- Mode S code: A76C26
- Owners when cancelled: [US Department Of Homeland Security](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20HOMELAND%20SECURITY), [US Customs & Border Protection](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20CUSTOMS%20%26%20BORDER%20PROTECTION), [Office Of Air & Marine](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OFFICE%20OF%20AIR%20%26%20MARINE)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N578AE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=578AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N578AE-2021-05-08

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Eurocopter AS 350 B3: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR WSAOCT182006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WSAOCT182006), Oct 18, 2006: LIGHT. CORRODED. A TECHNICIAN REMOVED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GRADUATOR, LIGHT (LIGHTING DIMMER) FOR ACCESS PURPOSES. IT WAS FOUND UPON REMOVAL THAT THE 24 PIN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
- [SDR RX8R2006002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RX8R2006002), Jun 7, 2006: SOLENOID. DEFECTIVE. TWIST GRIP SOLENOID DOES NOT STAY IN THE MANUAL MODE POSITION (RETRACTED) WHEN MANUAL MODE IS SELECTED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES SOLENOID WILL GRADUALLY EX
- [SDR RX8R2005003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RX8R2005003), Aug 3, 2005: MOTOR. INOPERATIVE. AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER BLOWER FAILED AFTER 2 OPERATING HOURS.
- [SDR RX8R2005002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RX8R2005002), Aug 2, 2005: MOTOR. INOPERATIVE. AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER BLOWER FAILED AFTER 401.4 OPERATING HOURS.

## 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 ERA14TA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14TA096), Jan 18, 2014: Eurocopter AS350B3 (N578AE), Houlton, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: An engine compartment explosion during takeoff; the origin of the explosion could not be determined during postaccident examination due to extensive fire damage.

## 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 20140117001329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140117001329A), Jan 17, 2014: Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (N578AE), Houlton, ME, Substantial damage. The pilot of homeland security and border patrol aircraft reported that while conducting training, that after completing the third takeoff and landing, at…

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