# N8259: Sud SA316B ALOUETTE III, registration cancelled 1996-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Sud SA316B ALOUETTE III](https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa316b-alouette-iii) (registry code 8680207)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1IN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1771
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 12, 1990
- Last registry action: September 18, 1996
- Mode S code: AB4701
- Owner when cancelled: [Rocky Mountain Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKY%20MOUNTAIN%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Provo, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Provo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2272° N, 111.6958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84601, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8259
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8259
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8259-1996-10-31

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 Sud SA316B ALOUETTE III: https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa316b-alouette-iii.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 NYC82FGM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGM12), Jul 5, 1982: Aerospatiale SA 316B (N8259), Crafton, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK74FXQ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FXQ34), Apr 24, 1974: Alouette III (N8259), East Dayton, NV, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19820704027349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820704027349A), Jul 4, 1982: Aerosp SA316B (N8259), Crafton, PA, Substantial damage. Rasping noise and power loss, made hard vertical landing. A turbine blade had separated, caused internal damage.
- [Accident 19740424009969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740424009969A), Apr 24, 1974: Aerosp SA316B (N8259), East Dayton, NV, Substantial damage. Believe shock strut collapsed bfor lift off.

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