N852HW is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Eurocopter AS 350 B2 built in 1992. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 18, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Eurocopter AS 350 B2 cancelled July 18, 2017
- Serial number
- 2630
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1992
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 26, 2000
- Last FAA action
- October 20, 2009
- Last owner
- C I T Leasing CORP (Corporation)
Tempe, AZ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N852HW
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Eurocopter France AS-350-B2 · serial 2630
A loss of tail rotor effectiveness and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter. Factors associated with the accident were the binding of the tail rotor pitch changed rod, the gusty wind conditions, and the pilot’s lack of total experience in this make and model of helicopter.
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