# N781LF: 1979 Aerospatiale AS350B, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- 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: 1178
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 11, 1981
- Certificate issued: January 8, 2008
- Last registry action: January 8, 2008
- Mode S code: AA953D
- Owner when cancelled: [U S Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Marshville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Marshville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9987° N, 80.3514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28103, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781LF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=781LF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N781LF-2018-01-24

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 (5)

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

- [SDR 96ZZZX4638](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4638), Aug 8, 1996: IGNITER. FAILED. IGNITER INTERMITTENT, FOUND SEPARATED INTERNALLY. LESS THAN 160 HOURS ON IGNITER.
- [SDR 96ZZZX4639](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4639), Aug 6, 1996: IGNITER. FAILED. IGNITER INTERMITTENT, FAILED INTERNALLY. 680 STARTS ON IGNITER.
- [SDR 95ZZZX5901](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5901), Jul 27, 1995: SPHERICAL STOP. WORN. SPHERICAL STOP ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT(S) CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- [SDR 95ZZZX5900](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5900), Jul 27, 1995: SPHERICAL STOP. WORN. SPHERICAL STOP ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT(S) CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- [SDR 95ZZZX5899](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5899), Jul 27, 1995: SPHERICAL STOP. WORN. SPHERICAL STOP ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT(S) CORRECTED PROBLEM.

## Other aircraft with N781LF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781LF): Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK117 D-3, S/N 21544

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