# N747R: 2000 Eurocopter AS 350 B3, registration cancelled 2005-11-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 10, 2005
- Exported to: Dominican Republic
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3) (registry code 8680954)
- 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: 3341
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 13, 2000
- Certificate issued: October 5, 2005
- Last registry action: October 5, 2005
- Mode S code: AA0E02
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Southwest Florida Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20SOUTHWEST%20FLORIDA%20CORP)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N747R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=747R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747R-2005-11-10

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 Eurocopter AS 350 B3: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 2005FA0000683](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0000683), Nov 24, 2004: SWITCH. BINDING. SWITCH DOES NOT FULLY EXTEND, CAUSING ENGINE TO REMAIN AT IDLE AFTER TWIST GRIP IS PLACE BACK INTO THE (VOL) POSITION DURING IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY PROCEDURE TRAIN
- [SDR R7S2003F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7S2003F00000), Jun 2, 2003: FUEL CONTROL. INOPERATIVE. FUEL CONTROL UNIT BECOMES OUT OF PHASE WITH THE DIGITAL ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (DECU). REINITIALIZATION IS REQUIRED AT MORE FREQUENT INTEVALS THAN AC CERTIFICATED.

## 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 FTW02LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA247), Sep 2, 2002: Eurocopter AS350B3 (N747R), Eagle Pass, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The insufficient length of the stepper motor rack inside the HMU, which caused the red "GOV" light to illuminate and the fuel metering valve to freeze causing the engine to automatically engage the…

## 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 20020902023579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020902023579A), Sep 2, 2002: Snias AS350B3 (N747R), Eagle Pass, TX, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 2, 2002, at 1440 central daylight time, a Eurocopter AS350B3 helicopter, N747R, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following…

## Other aircraft with N747R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N747R): Textron 525B, S/N 525B0912, built 2026
- [Cancelled 1981-10-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747R-1981-10-14): Rosenhan CORTSPORT MOD. A, S/N 1. Owner: [Hansen Roland F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANSEN%20ROLAND%20F), [Monroe, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Monroe)

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