# N5803J: 1982 Aerospatiale SA315B, registration cancelled 2015-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale SA315B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (registry code 8680615)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (registry code 60003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1IN), [TCDS E1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1IN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2646
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 24, 1984
- Certificate issued: December 12, 1984
- Last registry action: December 2, 2003
- Mode S code: A778B2
- Owner when cancelled: [Central Copters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20COPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Bozeman, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Bozeman)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6937° N, 110.9061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59715, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5803J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5803J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5803J-2015-05-20

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 Aerospatiale SA315B: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b.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 SEA99LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA001), Oct 5, 1998: Aerospatiale SA-315B (N5803J), Big Sky, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the ground handlers (chokers) to follow procedures, and separation of the tail rotor system. Contributing factors were incorrect long line hook (size), jamming of the hook release,…

## 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 19981005028299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981005028299A), Oct 5, 1998: Aerosp SA315B (N5803J), Big Sky, MT, Substantial damage. Helicopter involved in a logging operation and was attempting to lift a log when the wind blew the acft down to the ground with the log still partially…

## Other aircraft with N5803J

- [Cancelled 1971-11-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5803J-1971-11-11): Cessna A185E, S/N 18501772. Exported to Norway. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), Zaventem

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