# N6100U: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL, registration cancelled 1998-12-18 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: December 18, 1998 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2-ecureuil) (registry code 8680951) - Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 2863 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Certificate issued: September 29, 1995 - Last registry action: October 21, 1998 - Mode S code: A7F129 - Owner when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC) - Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6100U - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6100U - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6100U-1998-12-18 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 (23) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR HEEA979007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA979007), Feb 10, 1997: HARNESS. BROKEN. HARNESS FERRULE BROKEN OFF. - [SDR HEEA979006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA979006), Feb 10, 1997: BEARINGS. DEFECTIVE. T/R BALANCE PROBLEM. - [SDR HEEA978911](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA978911), Jan 21, 1997: PIN. CORRODED. FOUND RUST UNDER BLADE PIN PROTECTIVE COATING. - [SDR HEEA968789](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA968789), Dec 27, 1996: BEARING. SEPARATION. BEARING SEPARATION . - [SDR HEEA968681](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA968681), Dec 11, 1996: BALLJOINT. WORN. STARFLEX BALLJOINT WORN TO .015 MAXIMUM LIMIT. SCRAPPED LOCALLY. - [SDR HEEA968680](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA968680), Dec 11, 1996: GEAR BOX ASSY. MAKING METAL. T/R GR BOX MAKING METAL. - [SDR HEEA968678](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA968678), Dec 11, 1996: STARFLEX. CRACKED. CRACK IN STARFLEX ARM LEADING EDGE. - [SDR HEEA968583](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA968583), Nov 25, 1996: BEARING. UNBONDED. BEARING UNBONDED. - [SDR HEEA968581](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA968581), Nov 25, 1996: INDICATOR. WONT CALIB. TORQUE IND WON'T CALIBRATE. - [SDR HEEA968469](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA968469), Nov 6, 1996: TRANSCEIVER. INOPERATIVE. TRANSCEIVER INOPERATIVE. FOUND V101 CAVITY DRAWING EXCESSIVE CURRENT. REPLACED V101 CAVITY OSCILLATOR. ALSO REPLACED RM401 AND RM402 RESISTOR CAPACITOR NETWORKS - [SDR HEEA968009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA968009), Oct 3, 1996: GEAR BOX. LEAKS. LEAKS OIL FROM FRONT SEAL AND OUTPUT SHAFT, SEAL IS TORN. - [SDR HEEA967832](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967832), Sep 12, 1996: INERTIA SPRING. BROKEN. HARNESS SPRING IS BROKEN. - [SDR HEEA967821](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967821), Sep 12, 1996: STARTER. FAILED. WHEN UNIT IS HOT WILL NOT CRANK. WHEN UNIT DOES NOT CRANK, IT MAKES ARCHING NOISES. - [SDR HEEA967744](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967744), Sep 3, 1996: BEARING. DETERIORATED. RUBBER DETERIORATED. - [SDR HEEA967743](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967743), Sep 3, 1996: BEARING. DETERIORATED. RUBBER DETERIORATED. - [SDR HEEA967391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967391), Jun 6, 1996: VALVE. DEFECTIVE. VALVE HARD TO TURN AND RATCHETY WHEN IT DOES TURN. - [SDR HEEA967385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967385), Jun 5, 1996: BEARING. FAILED. BEARING SEPARATED. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT RECEIVED INSTALLED ON N6100U ON 8-17-95. - [SDR HEEA967063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967063), Apr 19, 1996: CABLE. BROKEN. CABLE BROKEN AT TRANSMISSION END. - [SDR HEEA966753](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA966753), Feb 28, 1996: SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. CAUSES MGBP LIGHT TO COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. - [SDR HEEA966618](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA966618), Feb 5, 1996: HUB. BEARING FAILED. LAMINATE BEARING SEPARATED. HIGH FREQUENCY VIBERATION. - [SDR HEEA966575](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA966575), Jan 31, 1996: BLADE. DEFECTIVE. HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION. T/R BLADE DEFECTIVE - [SDR HEEA966538](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA966538), Jan 26, 1996: POWER SUPPLY. DEFECTIVE. BEACON FLASHES VERY SLOWLY AND DIMMLY. - [SDR HEEA956055](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA956055), Nov 16, 1995: WINDOW. DEFECTIVE. SLIDER TRACK CRACKED OFF. ## 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 FTW97FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA051), Nov 28, 1996: Eurocopter AS350B2 (N6100U), High Island A20, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THIS CASE WAS MODIFIED 6/26/2006. The failure of the tail rotor pitch change link due to a fatigue fracture, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor control and separation of the aft tailboom. ## 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 19961128036749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961128036749A), Nov 28, 1996: Snias AS350B2 (N6100U), Galveston, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Tail rotor chip lite on. Vibration. Lost tailrotor control hit rig. Landing pitch change links broke. (-23) on November 28, 1996, at approximately 1537 central… ## Other aircraft with N6100U - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6100U): Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 90A, S/N 5693, built 2019 - [Cancelled 2010-01-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6100U-2010-01-15): Piper PA-34-220T, S/N 3449405. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach) - [Cancelled 1985-10-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6100U-1985-10-08): Barron S AIRCAMPER, S/N 4328. Owner: [Gibson Edward](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIBSON%20EDWARD), [Scranton, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Scranton) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.