N917EM is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Eurocopter AS 350 B2. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 10, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Eurocopter AS 350 B2 cancelled January 10, 2018
- Serial number
- 3865
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 27, 2009
- Last FAA action
- January 13, 2012
- Last owner
- Wells Fargo Equipment Finance INC (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N917EM
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 · serial 3865
The loss of engine power due to engine ice ingestion during initial climb after takeoff in dark night light conditions. Contributing to the accident were the lack of an installed engine air inlet cover while the helicopter was parked outside, exposed to precipitation and freezing temperatures before the accident, and the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection that failed to detect ice accumulation in the area of the air inlet.
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