# N8624: 1970 Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III, registration cancelled 2013-07-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 16, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa316b-alouette-iii) (registry code 8680515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1IN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1714
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 1971
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1983
- Last registry action: October 6, 1997
- Mode S code: ABD929
- Owner when cancelled: [Mountain Air Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOUNTAIN%20AIR%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Albany, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Albany)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.6534° N, 123.1395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97321, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8624
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8624
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8624-2013-07-16

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 Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa316b-alouette-iii.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 DEN85LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA020), Oct 26, 1984: Aerospatiale SA316B (N8624), Lima, MT, substantial damage

## 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 19841026058899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841026058899A), Oct 26, 1984: Aerosp SA316B (N8624), Lima, MT, Substantial damage. Lost control of helicopter trying to land in severe gusty surface winds. Tail spun into a sand pile on touchdown.

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