# N6095U: 1993 Eurocopter AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL, registration cancelled 2022-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2-ecureuil) (registry code 8680951)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (registry code 60030)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2699
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 17, 1993
- Certificate issued: October 26, 1993
- Last registry action: April 17, 2018
- Mode S code: A7EBC8
- 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/N6095U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6095U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6095U-2022-01-08

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 B2 ECUREUIL: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2-ecureuil.md

## Service difficulty reports (9)

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

- [SDR 2014FA0000449](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2014FA0000449), Jul 18, 2014: SCISSOR LINK. DAMAGED. WE HAVE FOUND A SCISSOR LINK, H-BLOCK, DURING ALF INSPECTION TO HAVE DISBONDED BUSHINGS. THIS IS A LOW HOUR SCISSOR LINK, AND THERE MAY BE A ISSUE WITH THE REPA
- [SDR 2012FA0000611](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2012FA0000611), Aug 29, 2012: BLADE. CRACKED. TAIL ROTOR BLADE MAKING A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE SPAR WHEN FLEXED. FOUND BLADE SPAR CRACKED IN TWO PLACES, ONE APPORXIMATELY 48 MM OTBD FROM CENTER OF SP
- [SDR R8RR0102A2](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R8RR0102A2), Nov 24, 2000: GAS GENERATOR. SEIZED. ENGINE COMPRESSOR SEIZED AFTER SHUT DOWN. SUSPECT FUEL INJECTION WHEEL COKING. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM IN TUCSON. THE CURRENT THEORY IS THE FUEL (JP8)
- [SDR 20001117SH003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001117SH003), Nov 17, 2000: BEARING. SEIZED. SMOKE IN COCKPIT, TAIL VIBRATION. REF: OPERATOR CONTROL NR 010270. (X)
- [SDR R8RR010147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R8RR010147), Oct 16, 2000: GAS GENERATOR. COKED. AFTER LANDING AND SHUT DOWN, THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE COMPRESSOR FOR FREEDOM OF ROTATION. THE COMPRESSOR WAS SEIZED. SUSPECT FUEL INJECTION WHEEL COKING. (X)
- [SDR 98ZZZX4080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4080), Jul 29, 1998: BLOWER. INOPERATIVE. AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DOES NOT COOL AIRCRAFT. BLOWS HOT AIR. FOUND 1 OF 2 CONDENSOR BLOWER MOTOR ASSEMBLIES INOPERATIVE. THE 2-BLOWER MOTOR ASSEMBLIES WERE IN
- [SDR 97ZZZX1143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1143), Feb 18, 1997: SHAFT. CHAFED. DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, A RUB SPOT WAS FOUND ON THE SHORT SHAFT JUST AFT OF THE ENGINE. THIS IS A HARD AREA TO INSPECT WITH BOTH PIECES OF DRIVE SHAFT COVE
- [SDR 97ZZZX915](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX915), Mar 22, 1996: GASKET. MISFIT. NEW GASKET FROM MFG DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY. SUBMITTER STATED THESE PARTS WHEN RECEIVED FROM A.E.C. ARE TOO SMALL IN DIAMETER TO CORRECTLY FIT. AMER EUROCOPTER SA
- [SDR 96ZZZX1804](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1804), Mar 12, 1996: FLANGE. LOOSE BUSHING. UPON REMOVAL OF RED AND YELLOW STAR-FLEX ASSEMBLY, ONE BUSHING WAS FOUND UNSCREWED FROM THE UPPER ARM. THE CAUSE MAY BE EITHER A POOR BOND OF BUSHING TO STAR-FL

## 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 GAA15CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA204), Jul 29, 2015: Airbus AS350-B2 (N6095U), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's misperception of the helicopter's altitude in relation to the runway surface during a low altitude maneuver, resulting in ground impact.

## 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 20150729023209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150729023209A), Jul 29, 2015: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL (N6095U), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Instructor was demonstrating auto-rotation technique to pilot over rwy 24R at ryn. During the procedure the instructor was not able to arrest descent and…

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