# N985SA: 1998 Eurocopter AS 350 B2, registration cancelled 2022-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (registry code 8680950)
- 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: 3111
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 30, 1998
- Certificate issued: November 20, 1998
- Last registry action: December 19, 2018
- Mode S code: ADBF48
- Owner when cancelled: [Saf Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAF%20LTD)
- Location: [Lihue, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Lihue)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 22.0114° N, 159.4052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96766, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N985SA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=985SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985SA-2022-03-05

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 XSFA201310170001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XSFA201310170001), Oct 5, 2013: GYRO. FAILED. PILOT REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL TYPE BURNING ODOR FOLLOWED BY LIGHT WISPS OF SMOKE FROM UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HOOD. FLIGHT WAS ABORTED, AND A PRECAUTIONARY LA
- [SDR 20000717SH018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000717SH018), Jun 6, 2000: SEAL. LEAKING. INPUT SEAL, MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX, LEAKING POST LIP. (X)

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ANC20MA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20MA010), Dec 27, 2019: Airbus AS350B2 (N985SA), Kekaha, HI, destroyed, 7 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules (VFR) into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which resulted in the collision into terrain. Contributing to the accident was…
- [NTSB LAX01LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA083), Feb 1, 2001: Eurocopter AS-350-B2 (N985SA), Lihue, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The manufacturer's inadequate collective lock design, which resulted in the collective unlocking during a preflight check and subsequent unintentional liftoff and loss of helicopter control. The…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20191226014219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191226014219A), Dec 26, 2019: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N985SA), Kokee, HI, Destroyed, 7 fatal. On December 26, about 1657 Hawaii standard time, an Airbus AS350 B2 helicopter, N985SA, was destroyed by impact forces and a post-crash fire when it collided…
- [Accident 20010201004599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010201004599A), Feb 1, 2001: Snias AS350B2 (N985SA), Lihue, HI, Destroyed. (-23) During a preflight run-up, the Eurocopter fm check list for the AS-350B2 calls for a hydraulic accumulator check. This is done at flight idle. The pilot…

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