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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8259

N8259 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Sud Aviation SA316B ALOUETTE III. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 31, 1996. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Sud Aviation SA316B ALOUETTE III cancelled October 31, 1996

Serial number
1771
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
September 12, 1990
Last FAA action
September 18, 1996
Last owner
Rocky Mountain Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Provo, UT
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8259

NYC82FGM12Accident on July 5, 1982 at Crafton, PA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aerospatiale SA 316B · serial 1771

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