# N871SA: 2008 Eurocopter EC120B, registration cancelled 2010-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eurocopter EC120B](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec120b) (registry code 8680987)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIUS-2F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arrius-2f) (registry code 60010)
- Data sheets: [TCDS R0001RD](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/R0001RD), [TCDS E34NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E34NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1548
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 7, 2008
- Certificate issued: August 12, 2008
- Last registry action: August 12, 2008
- Mode S code: ABFB9E
- Owner when cancelled: [Cessna Finance Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20FINANCE%20CORP)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6870° N, 97.3349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67202, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N871SA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=871SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N871SA-2010-07-27

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 Eurocopter EC120B: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec120b.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 CEN10WA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10WA016), Oct 15, 2009: Eurocopter EC120B (N871SA), San José de Ocoa, Dominican Republic, substantial damage, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N871SA

- [Cancelled 2026-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N871SA-2026-06-08): Pilatus PC-12/47E, S/N 1591, built 2016. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Keller Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KELLER%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Centerville, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Centerville)

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