# N74317: 2007 Eurocopter AS 350 B3, registration cancelled 2019-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3) (registry code 8680954)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2b1) (registry code 60056)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E00054EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00054EN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4317
- Year built: 2007
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 2, 2007
- Certificate issued: April 9, 2013
- Last registry action: November 11, 2015
- Mode S code: AA004A
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Methods Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20METHODS%20CORP)
- Location: [Englewood, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Englewood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5732° N, 104.8649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80112, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74317
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74317
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74317-2019-09-06

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 B3: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3.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 WPR16FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA040), Dec 16, 2015: Airbus Helicopters AS350 (N74317), Superior, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of helicopter control in mountainous terrain as the result of operating the helicopter outside the performance envelope of its hydraulic system and encountering the servo…

## 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 20151215024069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151215024069A), Dec 15, 2015: Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (N74317), Superior, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On Tuesday, December 15, 2015, about 1723 local time, a Eurocopter AS350-B3 helicopter, registration number N74317, operating as a part 135 air ambulance…

## Other aircraft with N74317

- [Cancelled 1995-10-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74317-1995-10-11): Boeing 727-231, S/N 20050. Exported to Nigeria. Owner: [First Security Bank Of Utah N A Trus](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20SECURITY%20BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20N%20A%20TRUS), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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