# N971AE: 1999 Eurocopter AS 350 B3, registration cancelled 2005-09-14 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: September 14, 2005 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3) (registry code 8680954) - Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (registry code 60030) - Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 3230 - Year built: 1999 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: November 23, 1999 - Certificate issued: July 24, 2002 - Last registry action: July 19, 2005 - Mode S code: AD8761 - 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: 30.1552° N, 92.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70508, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N971AE - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=971AE - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N971AE-2005-09-14 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 B3: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3.md ## Service difficulty reports (26) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR HEEA088082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088082), Jul 2, 2003: HANDLE. BROKEN. SLIDE HANDLE HAS BROKEN PIN. REPLACED. - [SDR HEEA086506](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086506), May 21, 2003: VALVE. LEAKING. FUEL PUMP METERING VALVE IS LEAKING FROM SEAL DRAIN. - [SDR HEEA084189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084189), Feb 13, 2003: DISTRIBUTOR. CONTAMINATED. CARBON BUILD UP IN FUEL DISTRIBUTOR CAUSING ENGINE NOT TO START DUE TO COMPRESSOR WOULD NOT TURN. - [SDR HEEA083501](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083501), Jan 7, 2003: GEARBOX. MAKING METAL. CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATION. METAL FOUND ON LOWER PLUG OF THE MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX. IN SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA080308](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA080308), Jun 25, 2002: LINER. WORN. MAIN ROTOR BRAKE HAS A WORN LINING. - [SDR HEEA080307](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA080307), Jun 25, 2002: FLANGE. WORN. WEAR ON FLANGE ASSEMBLY. SCRAPPED LOCALLY. - [SDR HEEA079261](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA079261), May 16, 2002: STARFLEX. UNBONDED. MAIN ROTOR HEAD STARFLEX BUSHING ON STAR ARM UNBONDED. - [SDR HEEA078707](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA078707), May 16, 2002: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. ENGINE TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START AFTER THE ENGINE IS RUN AND GETS WARMED UP. STARTS OK WHEN COLD. - [SDR HEEA078644](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA078644), Mar 26, 2002: ANEROID. READS LOW. READS 100 FEET LOW AND SOMETIMES 300 FEET LOW. - [SDR HEEA078639](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA078639), Mar 26, 2002: SWITCH. FAILED. INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM. - [SDR HEEA078638](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA078638), Mar 26, 2002: STOP. SEPARATED. SEPARATION AT STARFLEX ATTACH POINT. - [SDR HEEA078634](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA078634), Mar 26, 2002: BEARING. SEPARATED. TAIL ROTOR LAMINANT SEPARATION AT THE END OF THE BEARINGS. (SCRAPPED) - [SDR HEEA078630](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA078630), Mar 26, 2002: BEARING. CRACKED. TAIL ROTOR BEARING HAS RUBBER CRACKED AND DETERIORATED ON BEARING. SCRAPPED PER AEC. - [SDR HEEA077705](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA077705), Feb 19, 2002: VALVE. FAILED. ENGINE WOULD START INTERMITTENTLY. - [SDR HEEA077396](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA077396), Dec 11, 2001: IGNITER. WORN. ENGINE IGNITER WORN. - [SDR HEEA077395](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA077395), Dec 11, 2001: IGNITER. WORN. ENGINE IGNITER WORN. - [SDR HEEA077044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA077044), Oct 31, 2001: SERVO. LEAKING. LEAKING PAST SHAFT SEAL. PENDING VENDOR RETURN. - [SDR HEEA077041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA077041), Oct 31, 2001: LINER. WORN. WORN LINING. - [SDR HEEA076249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA076249), Oct 3, 2001: VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. NG AND TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS. PENDING VENDOR RETURN. - [SDR HEEA076066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA076066), Sep 10, 2001: BEARING. DELAMINATED. LAMINANT SEPARATION AT THE END OF THE BEARINGS. PENDING VENDOR RETURN. - [SDR HEEA073012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA073012), May 18, 2001: BLADE. CRACKED. CRACKED COMPRESSOR BLADE. - [SDR HEEA073011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA073011), May 18, 2001: BLADE. CRACKED. CRACKED COMPRESSOR BLADE. - [SDR HEEA073105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA073105), May 10, 2001: SWITCH. FAILED. FAILURE ON VEMD. - [SDR HEEA072891](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA072891), May 1, 2001: TURBINE. FAILED. HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. SENT TO TURBOMECA FOR CREDIT AGAINST REPLACEMENT PART PURCHASED. - [SDR HEEA072715](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA072715), Apr 19, 2001: CONTROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. MIC STAYS HOT IN VOX POSITION. SENT TO NORTHERN AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGY FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA067652](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA067652), Mar 23, 2000: SPIDER. LOOSE. TAIL ROTOR SPIDER BEARING RETAINER LOOSE. ## 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 LAX05FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA053), Dec 15, 2004: Eurocopter AS-350-B3 (N971AE), Apache Junction, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control during the final approach to land for undetermined reasons. ## 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 20041214030089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041214030089A), Dec 14, 2004: Urocop AS350B3 (N971AE), Apache Junctio, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The helicopter was on a medical evacuation mission at 3003 w. Apache trail in Apache junction, AZ. The aircraft approached the landing zone from the… ## Other aircraft with N971AE - [Cancelled 2011-06-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N971AE-2011-06-29): American Eurocopter AS350B3, S/N 7056. Exported to India. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.