# N801DB: 1979 S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, registration cancelled 2014-11-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 26, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [S N I A S AS350D ASTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar) (registry code 8680803)
- Engine: [Lycoming LTS-101 600A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-600a-series) (registry code 41562)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E5NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1195
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 22, 1981
- Last registry action: December 14, 1985
- Mode S code: AAE5E1
- Owner when cancelled: [Horizon Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORIZON%20HELICOPTER%20INC)
- Location: [Pt Arthur, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Pt%20Arthur)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8805° N, 93.9412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77640, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N801DB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=801DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801DB-2014-11-26

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 S N I A S AS350D ASTAR: https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar.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 FTW83FRA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FRA03), Dec 16, 1982: S.N.I.A.S. AS350D (N801DB), Houston, TX, destroyed

## 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 19821216064359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821216064359A), Dec 16, 1982: Snias AS350D (N801DB), Houston, TX, Destroyed. Helicopter lurched forward on touchdown, jerked laterally. Ascended to 45 feet and fell to the ground.

## Other aircraft with N801DB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N801DB): Burkey Dale R SONEX ONEX, S/N ONX0197, built 2020

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