# N900PH: S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, registration cancelled 1999-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 1999
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [S N I A S AS350D ASTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar) (registry code 8680803)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1428
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 21, 1997
- Last registry action: August 22, 1997
- Mode S code: AC7079
- Owner when cancelled: [Metro Aero Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/METRO%20AERO%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [Shreveport, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Shreveport)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5905° N, 93.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71107, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N900PH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=900PH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900PH-1999-04-30

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 S N I A S AS350D ASTAR: https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX1032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1032), Apr 1, 1995: BEARING. FAILED. AFTER ENGINE TEAR-DOWN, THE NR 19 BEARING WAS FOUND BROKEN IN 3 PLACES AROUND THE OUTER RACE. THE BEARING IS A SLIP/FIT IN THE GEARBOX AND THE BORE WAS WORN FRO

## 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 NYC95LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA099), May 3, 1995: Eurocopter AS350D (N900PH), Sea Bright, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the position 19 engine bearing, which resulted in shifting of the accessory gear drive, disengagement of the fuel pump, fuel starvation, and loss of engine power.

## 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.

- [Incident 19950503024319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950503024319I), May 3, 1995: Snias AS350D (N900PH), Middletown, NJ, Substantial damage. Engine chip light came on. Engine quit. Landed in bay on floats. Tail hit. Main gear box failed. Cut fuel.

## Other aircraft with N900PH

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N900PH): Piper PA-28R-180, S/N 28R-30302
- [Cancelled 2009-08-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900PH-2009-08-24): Raytheon G36, S/N E-3652, built 2005. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Trans America Group LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANS%20AMERICA%20GROUP%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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