# N813CE: Aerospatiale AS355F TWINSTAR, registration cancelled 1996-04-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 12, 1996
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS355F TWINSTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as355f-twinstar) (registry code 8680807)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H11EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H11EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5010
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 6, 1990
- Last registry action: May 18, 1994
- Mode S code: AB14B8
- Owner when cancelled: [Southern California Edison Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20CALIFORNIA%20EDISON%20CO)
- Location: [Ontario, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Ontario)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0356° N, 117.5915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91761, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N813CE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=813CE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N813CE-1996-04-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 AS355F TWINSTAR: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as355f-twinstar.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 95ZZZX5542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5542), Aug 8, 1995: STARFLEX. BROKEN. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SEVERE VIBRATION ON APPLICATION OF POWER AFTER START. AIRCRAFT HAD NOT TAKEN OFF. UPON EXAMINATION, THE YELLOW EAR OF THE STARFLEX WAS FOUND B

## 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 LAX95LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA282), Aug 8, 1995: Aerospatiale AS-355-F1 (N813CE), Daggett, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the Starflex arm due to fatigue, and the manufacturer's inadequate maintenance procedure. The operator's maintenance personnel failure to understand the repair procedure was a factor…

## 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 19950808026669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950808026669A), Aug 8, 1995: Aerosp AS355F (N813CE), Daggett, CA, Substantial damage. Improper start. Chopper vibration on lift off entered ground resonance. Shutdown. Starflex assembly failed.

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