# N61TV: 1980 Aerospatiale AS350B, registration cancelled 2002-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS350B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (registry code 8680800)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1b) (registry code 60042)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E19EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E19EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1288
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 23, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1986
- Last registry action: March 19, 2002
- Mode S code: A7EE22
- Owners when cancelled: [Sterling Corporation DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STERLING%20CORPORATION%20DBA), [Sterling Helicopters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STERLING%20HELICOPTERS)
- Location: [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9364° N, 75.1547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19147, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61TV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61TV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61TV-2002-04-29

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 AS350B: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b.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 NYC97LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA154), Jul 28, 1997: Aerospatiale AS-350B (N61TV), Philadelphia, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to follow the checklist and verify the throttle was in the ON position before lift-off, which resulted in low rotor RPM and loss of control, while attempting to hover/taxi.

## 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 19970728019769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970728019769A), Jul 28, 1997: Snias AS350B (N61TV), Philadelphia, PA, Substantial damage. New helicopter was attempting to lift off heliport when it flipped over on its side.

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