# N8656: 1971 Aerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE III, registration cancelled 2007-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE III](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-se3160-alouette-iii) (registry code 8680605)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (registry code 60003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1IN), [TCDS E1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1IN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1729
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 10, 1975
- Certificate issued: November 13, 1981
- Last registry action: April 17, 2007
- Mode S code: ABE494
- Owner when cancelled: [Roberts Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERTS%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Granite Canyon, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Granite%20Canyon)
- Physical address: [Burns, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Burns)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0534° N, 105.1786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82059, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8656
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8656
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8656-2007-06-08

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 SE3160 ALOUETTE III: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-se3160-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 LAX72FUJ97](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUJ97), May 21, 1972: S.N.I.A.S. SE3160 (N8656), Mayer, AZ, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8656

- [Cancelled 1937-02-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8656-1937-02-13): General ARISTOCRAFT 102-A, S/N 8. Owner: [Shelbreck Stephen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHELBRECK%20STEPHEN), [Rinelander, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Rinelander)

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