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N93621970 Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 4, 2015.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB incident (minor damage, Nov 1984)4 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Ditchingham Bungay
owner city / state
Engine
ARTOUSTEIIIB · 858 hp
Turbomeca
Owners
1
since 2007
NTSB events
1
minor, 1984
ADs may apply
4
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Ditchingham Bungay
Certificate issued
Jan 24, 2007
Canceled
May 4, 2015
Airworthiness
Experimental · Research and Development
Airworthiness date
Apr 11, 1984

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
Aerospatiale
Model
SA316B ALOUETTE III
Year
1970
Serial number
1739
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
7
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet
H1IN
Mode S code
ACFE91

Engine

Make and model
Turbomeca Artousteiiib
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
858 hp

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2007 – 2015Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC TrusteeDitchingham Bungay
  2. until 1929Individual ownerLos Angeles, CA · different airframe: Doyle Aero Corp O-2s S/N A-7

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Incident · minor damage

Nov 11, 1984 · Oak City, UT

BOTH ACFT WERE PERFORMING EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATIONS. N5785V WAS IN LEVEL FLT TO THE NORTH. N9362 WAS IN A 60-70 KT SLIGHT CLIMB TO THE SOUTHEAST. NEITHER PLT, BOTH IN RT SEATS, SAW THE OTHER ACFT BEFORE CONTACT. THREE MAIN ROTOR BLADES OF N5785V PASSED THROUGH THE UPPER LEFT SECTION OF THE COCKPIT OF N9362. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE ACFT WERE CONVERGING AT A 45 DEG ANGLE. THE SUN WAS RISING…

Damage
Minor
Injuries
Minor
Report
DEN85IA025

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN85IA025)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (4)

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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2007-19-11Turbomeca S.A. Artouste III B, Artouste III B1, and Artouste III D Turboshaft EnginesOct 9, 2007Engine (ARTOUSTEIIIB)
2007-01-04Turbomeca Artouste III B and III B1 Turboshaft EnginesJan 25, 2007Engine (ARTOUSTEIIIB)Only with: Engines fitted with a fuel pipe, part number 0 202 12 800 0.
2006-04-15Turbomeca Artouste III B, Artouste III B1, and Artouste III D Turboshaft EnginesMar 14, 2006Engine (ARTOUSTEIIIB)
2005-17-06Turbomeca Artouste III Series Turboshaft EnginesSep 27, 2005Engine (ARTOUSTEIIIB)

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.

  • Rotor flight controls · control cable · defectiveMay 10, 1995

    EXCESSIVE DISCOLORATION AND CRACKING OF CABLE COATING AROUND T/R DRUM AREA. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT(S), CORRECTED PROBLEM.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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