# N9151A: Aerospatiale SA315B ALOUETTE III, registration cancelled 1998-03-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 17, 1998
- Exported to: Bolivia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale SA315B ALOUETTE III](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b-alouette-iii) (registry code 8680516)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1IN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 238540
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 29, 1996
- Last registry action: July 29, 1996
- Mode S code: ACABBA
- Owner when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9151A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9151A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9151A-1998-03-17

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 SA315B ALOUETTE III: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b-alouette-iii.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR HEEA0012462](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0012462), Jan 6, 1998: GEARBOX. CORRODED. MAIN GRBOX CASE CORROSION.
- [SDR HEEA0011987](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0011987), Nov 13, 1997: STABILIZER. CRACKED. STABILIZER CRACKED AT FLANGE.
- [SDR HEEA0011986](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0011986), Nov 13, 1997: BOOM ASSY. BENT. TAIL BOOM BENT TUBES.
- [SDR HEEA0011386](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0011386), Oct 9, 1997: SHAFT ASSY. BEARING ROUGH. M/R SHAFT ASSY ROUGH BEARINGS.

## 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 MIA97WA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97WA060), Dec 29, 1996: Aerospatiale SA-315B (N9151A), Sapahwa, Peru, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N9151A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9151A): Bell UH-1H, S/N 73-21692
- [Cancelled 1991-04-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9151A-1991-04-03): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 3882A0107. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Florida Flight Academy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLORIDA%20FLIGHT%20ACADEMY), [Sarasota, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sarasota)
- [Cancelled 1973-01-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9151A-1973-01-03): Cessna 170A, S/N 18912. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Hopkins, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Hopkins)

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