# N782LF: 1987 Aerospatiale AS350B, registration cancelled 2013-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2013
- 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: 1487
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 13, 1987
- Certificate issued: November 3, 1993
- Last registry action: November 18, 2008
- Mode S code: AA98F4
- Owner when cancelled: [American Aircraft Equity Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRCRAFT%20EQUITY%20INC)
- Location: [Stamford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Stamford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0878° N, 73.5436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06905, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N782LF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=782LF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N782LF-2013-09-12

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## 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 CHI93FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA182), May 27, 1993: Aerospatiale AS-350B (N782LF), Cameron, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FAILURE OF THE SECOND STAGE TURBINE LABYRINTH SEAL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND AND TALL TREES BORDERING THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## 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 19930527015389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930527015389A), May 27, 1993: Snias AS350B (N782LF), Cameron, MO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Loud pop. Lost power en route at low altitude. Crashed. Labyrinth seal second stage guide vane separated due fatigue

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