# N917EM: Eurocopter AS 350 B2, registration cancelled 2018-01-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 10, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (registry code 8680950)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3865
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 27, 2009
- Last registry action: January 13, 2012
- Mode S code: ACB11C
- Owner when cancelled: [Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20EQUIPMENT%20FINANCE%20INC)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6519° N, 97.4277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67209, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N917EM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=917EM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917EM-2018-01-10

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 AS 350 B2: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 7EMA91712132011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/7EMA91712132011), Dec 10, 2011: WIRE. BROKEN. WITHIN A MINUTE OR 2 OF THE LANDING, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT FLICKER ON AND OFF. LANDED AT BASE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. MX INVESTIGATED AND DISC
- [SDR 7EMA9156072011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/7EMA9156072011), Jun 7, 2011: ENGINE. SHUTDOWN. DURING TAKEOFF, AT APPROX 25 FT AGL, ACFT LOST ENGINE POWER. PILOT EXECUTED AUTOROTATIONAL LANDING. ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LEVEL ON BOTH SKIDS AFTER WHICH PILOT INIT

## 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 CEN13FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA174), Feb 22, 2013: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N917EM), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to engine ice ingestion during initial climb after takeoff in dark night light conditions. Contributing to the accident were the lack of an installed engine air inlet…

## 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 20130222002089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130222002089A), Feb 22, 2013: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N917EM), Oklahoma City, OK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Air ambulance helicopter was on helipad (OK19) for approximately 2 days in wintry conditions, snow, sleet and rain without engine inlet covers. Helicopter took…

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