N396AE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an American Eurocopter Corp MBB-BK 117 C-2 built in 2013. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 16, 2014. The last status on file was "sale reported". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
American Eurocopter Corp MBB-BK 117 C-2 cancelled June 16, 2014
- Serial number
- 9639
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 2013
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- May 22, 2014
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Huntsville, AL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
Saab-Scania SAAB 340B cancelled October 19, 2009
- Serial number
- 340B-396
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- October 2, 1996
- Last FAA action
- November 18, 2008
- Last owner
- Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee (Corporation)
Salt Lake City, UT - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N396AE
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340B · serial 340B-396
the collapse of the left main landing gear during landing roll as result of a shorted weight-on-wheels relay. Contributing factors were the insufficient information available to the flight crew in the company's quick reference handbook (QRH), and the manufacturer's inadequate protection of the weight-on-wheels relay from moisture.
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