# N851AL: 2019 Airbus Helicopters AS 350B3, registration cancelled 2023-08-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 16, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Airbus Helicopters AS 350B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-as-350b3) (registry code 868096A)
- Engine: [Safran ARRIEL-2D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/safran-arriel-2d) (registry code 59997)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E00054EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00054EN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 8647
- Year built: 2019
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 28, 2019
- Last registry action: October 25, 2022
- Mode S code: ABAB1A
- Location: [Denton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Denton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2276° N, 97.1843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76207, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N851AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=851AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851AL-2023-08-16

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Airbus Helicopters AS 350B3: https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-as-350b3.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 WPR22LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA182), May 19, 2022: Airbus Helicopters AS 350B3 (N851AL), Christmas Valley, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain control in high wind conditions while repositioning during a landing attempt, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain.

## 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 20220518004889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220518004889A), May 18, 2022: Airbus Helicopters AS 350B3 (N851AL), Christmas Valle, OR, Destroyed. N851AL [privacy data omitted] team accepted a patient transport request at 1637HRS (pacific) on may 18, 2022, departing from st. charles medical center in…

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