# N965SD: 2002 Eurocopter AS 350 B2, registration cancelled 2011-07-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 1, 2011
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (registry code 8680950)
- 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: 3626
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 11, 2003
- Certificate issued: April 22, 2003
- Last registry action: April 1, 2011
- Mode S code: AD704D
- Owners when cancelled: [County Of Los Angeles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COUNTY%20OF%20LOS%20ANGELES), [Sheriffs Dept Aero Bureau](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHERIFFS%20DEPT%20AERO%20BUREAU)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8239° N, 118.1113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90808, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N965SD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=965SD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N965SD-2011-07-01

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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

## 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 WPR11GA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11GA144), Feb 24, 2011: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N965SD), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to follow proper procedures during a simulated hydraulic emergency that resulted in a loss of helicopter control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s…

## 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 20110223002579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110223002579A), Feb 23, 2011: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N965SD), Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. N965SD departed long beach airport, CA. Direct to March Arb CA. For training. During a maximum performance take-off, at 20 feet AGL, the CFI activated a…

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