N217LA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Eurocopter AS 350 B2 built in 2000. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 20, 2010 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "sale reported". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Eurocopter AS 350 B2 cancelled January 20, 2010
- Serial number
- 3311
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 2000
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- January 5, 2010
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Xxx, OK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Aerospatiale AS350B1 ECUREUIL cancelled April 5, 2000
- Serial number
- 2252
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response
- Certificate issued
- January 16, 1991
- Last FAA action
- February 4, 1998
- Last owner
- City Of Los Angeles (Government)
Los Angeles, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N217LA
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 · serial 3311
The pilots’ decision to conduct a practice autorotation at low altitude in high density altitude conditions and their failure to attain and maintain an appropriate descent rate. Contributing to the accident was the high density altitude and the pilots’ failure to comply with Los Angeles Police Department guidance.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site