N87EW is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aerospatiale AS350BA built in 1988. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 1, 2012. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N87EW is reserved by a private party since September 6, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on July 6, 2027.
Aerospatiale AS350BA cancelled June 1, 2012
- Serial number
- 2116
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1988
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 10, 2008
- Last FAA action
- January 10, 2008
- Last owner
- Sunshine Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Kahului, HI - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N87EW
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Eurocopter AS350BA (FX2) · serial 2116
An uncommanded engine shutdown due to an improperly calibrated fuel control unit (FCU) and power turbine governor (PTG). Also causal was the operator’s inadequate maintenance practices and procedures that failed to properly assess and correct the FCU and PTG irregularities/deficiencies. Contributing to the accident was the Federal Aviation Administration inspector’s selection of an area for the simulated engine failure that offered limited choices for a full-touchdown autorotation.
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