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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N971AE

N971AE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 29, 2011 when the aircraft was exported to India. The last status on file was "sale reported". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N971AE is reserved by Sky AG LLC since July 21, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid, expiration notice sent. An expiration notice was issued on May 21, 2026.

American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3 cancelled June 29, 2011

Serial number
7056
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
—
Last status
Sale reported
Exported to
India
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
June 28, 2011
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Xxx, OK
Airworthiness
None on file

Eurocopter AS 350 B3 cancelled September 14, 2005

Serial number
3230
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
1999
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
July 24, 2002
Last FAA action
July 19, 2005
Last owner
Petroleum Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Lafayette, LA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N971AE

LAX05FA053Accident on December 15, 2004 at Apache Junction, AZ: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Eurocopter AS-350-B3 · serial 3230

A loss of control during the final approach to land for undetermined reasons.

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