N5803J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aerospatiale SA315B built in 1982. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 20, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Aerospatiale SA315B cancelled May 20, 2015
- Serial number
- 2646
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1982
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- December 12, 1984
- Last FAA action
- December 2, 2003
- Last owner
- Central Copters INC (Corporation)
Bozeman, MT - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna A185E cancelled November 11, 1971
- Serial number
- 18501772
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Norway
- Certificate issued
- June 29, 1970
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft Company (Corporation)
Zaventem, - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5803J
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aerospatiale SA-315B · serial 2646
The failure of the ground handlers (chokers) to follow procedures, and separation of the tail rotor system. Contributing factors were incorrect long line hook (size), jamming of the hook release, trees and gusty wind conditions.
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