# N655TV: Aerospatiale AS350B, registration cancelled 2017-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS350B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (registry code 8680800)
- 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: 1590
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: October 22, 2008
- Last registry action: October 22, 2008
- Mode S code: A8A10A
- Owner when cancelled: [Eurotec Vertical Flight Solutions LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EUROTEC%20VERTICAL%20FLIGHT%20SOLUTIONS%20LLC)
- Location: [Eudora, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Eudora)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8919° N, 95.0833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66025, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N655TV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=655TV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N655TV-2017-07-20

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR VY12008F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VY12008F00000), Nov 9, 2004: GEARBOX. DESTROYED. PERFORMED A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THE SERVICE HISTORY OF THE GEARBOX THAT WAS RECEIVED FOR OVERHAUL. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE GEARBOX WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCID

## 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 LAX05LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA020), Nov 9, 2004: American Eurocopter AS350-BA (N655TV), Oxnard, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent in-flight engagement of the collective down lock, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and ground impact. The collective down lock engagement was likely due to a combination of…

## 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 20041109035059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041109035059A), Nov 9, 2004: Snias AS350B (N655TV), Oxnard, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) While undergoing recurrent training in the aerospatiale AS-350 series helicopter at Oxnard Airport the following events happened. At 10:00 am PST the…

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