# N920EM: 1980 Eurocopter France AS350B2, registration cancelled 2017-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 2017
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eurocopter France AS350B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-france-as350b2) (registry code 8680973)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1d1) (registry code 60053)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E19EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E19EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1376
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 18, 2008
- Certificate issued: October 31, 2016
- Last registry action: October 31, 2016
- Mode S code: ACBE9A
- Owner when cancelled: [Ballard Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLARD%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Newton, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Newton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.0676° N, 97.2916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67114, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N920EM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=920EM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N920EM-2017-09-22

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 France AS350B2: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-france-as350b2.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 2017FA0000395](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2017FA0000395), Jan 20, 2017: TURBINE WHEEL. FAILED. DURING THE PRE PURCHASE INSPECTION, AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE WAS FOUND. DURING THE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PT ROTOR HAD FOUR RIVETS THAT HAD FAIL

## Other aircraft with N920EM

- [Cancelled 1996-07-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N920EM-1996-07-25): Mahler Ernst JR OSPRAY II, S/N 422. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Rausch William R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAUSCH%20WILLIAM%20R), [New Smyrna Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/New%20Smyrna%20Beach)

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