Aircraft record

N3597T1979 S N I A S AS350D ASTAR

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 22, 2018.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Aug 2014)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Riverside, CA; owner city / state
Engine: ARRIEL 1SER · 681 hp; Turbomeca
Owners: 1; since 2007
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2014
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 1; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Last registered owner: Heli-Flite INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Riverside, CA
Certificate issued: Apr 18, 2007
Canceled: Mar 22, 2018
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Jan 27, 1993

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: S N I A S
Model: AS350D ASTAR
Year: 1979
Serial number: 1126
Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 6
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet: H9EU
Mode S code: A4099B

Engine

Make and model: Turbomeca Arriel 1ser
Type: Turbo-shaft
Power: 681 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2007 – 2018Heli-Flite INCRiverside, CA

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Aug 1, 2014 · Tahoma, CA

The pilot's loss of helicopter control due to settling with power while maneuvering for takeoff.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: Serious
Report: WPR14FA324

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR14FA324)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

Electrical power · pcu · inoperativeSep 18, 2001
INSTALLED CARD, GENERATOR WOULD NOT COME ON LINE. NOTE: INSTALLATION OF SECOND NEW CARD MADE SYSTEM FUNCTION NORMALLY. RMA RO33208
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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