N58020 — Aerospatiale AS 355F1

Aircraft record

Serial number

5227

Manufacturer

Aerospatiale

Model

AS 355F1

Category

Rotorcraft

Engine

Allison 250-c20f

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N58020 →

Accident & incident history

1. ERA12FA563Sep 15, 2012West Windsor, NJFatal · 1 fatal

   Disconnection of the upper rod end from the fore/aft servo due to severely worn threads, which resulted in a loss of control and separation of a main rotor blade during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident were incorrect maintenance procedures and inadequate maintenance inspections performed by the operator, and insufficient inspection criteria provided by the helicopter manufacturer.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the Aerospatiale AS 355F1).

1. Jun 30, 2017deregistered — Fig Hcrs Llc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N58020 was previously assigned to different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the Aerospatiale AS 355F1 above.

• until Jun 14, 1973Bell 206B (s/n 1043)
• until Nov 18, 1953Douglas DC3C-S1C3G (s/n 20187)

Frequently asked

Has N58020 been in an accident?

Yes. N58020 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2012.

What kind of aircraft is N58020?

N58020 is an Aerospatiale AS 355F1 (rotorcraft), serial number 5227.

Has N58020 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N58020 (ERA12FA563) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.