N312SA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC135P1 built in 1998. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 9, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC135P1 cancelled January 9, 2021
- Serial number
- 0054
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1998
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 18, 2017
- Last FAA action
- January 24, 2018
- Last owner
- Bennett Aviation LLC (LLC)
Elmhurst, IL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N312SA
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH EC135 P1 · serial 0054
The pilot's inadvertent disabling of the No. 1 and No. 2 engines' electronic engine control systems, which resulted in engine and rotor overspeed conditions, a subsequent autorotation, and a hard landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's inexperience with the helicopter variant and the operator’s lack of a more robust helicopter differences training program.
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