# N708AC: 1982 Aerospatiale AS 355F1, registration cancelled 2021-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS 355F1](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f1) (registry code 8680810)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H11EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H11EU), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5167
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 23, 2000
- Certificate issued: April 5, 2012
- Last registry action: November 13, 2017
- Mode S code: A97249
- Owner when cancelled: [J B D Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20B%20D%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Eugene, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eugene)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0521° N, 123.0868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eugene, OR, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N708AC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=708AC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N708AC-2021-04-22

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 AS 355F1: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f1.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 CEN20LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA273), Jul 11, 2020: Aerospatiale AS355 (N708AC), Rifle, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of tail rotor effectiveness, the pilot’s subsequent loss of helicopter control, and collision with terrain.

## 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 20200711011209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200711011209A), Jul 11, 2020: Aerospatiale AS 355F1 (N708AC), Rifle, CO, Destroyed. According to the crewmember, the aircraft was in a hover for a few seconds while trying to decide which power line to observe. The aircraft started to sway…

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