N355DU is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aerospatiale AS355F2 ECUREUIL built in 1991. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 18, 2003. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
N355DU is reserved by Delta Air Lines INC since July 2, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on May 2, 2027.
Aerospatiale AS355F2 ECUREUIL cancelled March 18, 2003
- Serial number
- 5489
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1991
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- January 22, 1993
- Last FAA action
- January 21, 2003
- Last owner
- Duke University (Corporation)
Durham, NC - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N355DU
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aerospatiale AS-355-F2 · serial 5489
The mechanics failure to comply with manufacturers instructions for correction of a illuminated main rotor gearbox oil pressure warning light resulting in the helicopter being dispatched on a ferry flight with a failed main rotor gearbox oil pump, failure of the main rotor gearbox combining gearbox gears due to oil starvation, loss of main rotor RPM, and the helicopter colliding with trees and the ground during an uncontrolled descent.
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