# N6456: Aerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE III, registration cancelled 1984-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE III](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-se3160-alouette-iii) (registry code 8680605)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1IN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1849
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 3, 1981
- Mode S code: A87AF8
- Owner when cancelled: [Whirlybirds V Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHIRLYBIRDS%20V%20LTD)
- Location: [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6456
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6456
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6456-1984-11-16

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 Aerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE III: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-se3160-alouette-iii.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 LAX82FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA232), Jun 23, 1982: Aerospatiale SA-316B (N6456), Dardanelle, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19820623024669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820623024669A), Jun 23, 1982: Aerosp SE3160 (N6456), Dardanelle, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Helicopter main rotors struck tops of tall trees during a night approach to a landing site lit by ground vehicles.
- [Incident 19790123003519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790123003519I), Jan 23, 1979: Aerosp SA316B (N6456), Livermore, CA. Pilot reported possible wire strike while following highway through pass trying to stay VFR.

## Other aircraft with N6456

- [Cancelled 1940-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6456-1940-04-15): Travel Air 4000, S/N 777. Owner: [Dawn Cotton Dusting Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAWN%20COTTON%20DUSTING%20CORP), [Leland, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Leland)

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