N911VA — 1992 Eurocopter France AS350B2

Aircraft record

Serial number

2588

Manufacturer

Eurocopter France

Model

AS350B2

Year

1992

Category

Rotorcraft

Engine

Turbomeca Arriel 1d1

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N911VA →

Accident & incident history

1. DFW08FA062Feb 6, 2008S. Padre Island, TXFatal · 3 fatal

   The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in the helicopter impacting the water. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions, the low ceiling, dark night conditions, and the pilot's lack of recent instrument flying experience.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1992 Eurocopter France AS350B2).

1. Feb 9, 2009deregistered — Harlingen Comm Emergency Care Foundation Inc Dba

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N911VA was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1992 Eurocopter France AS350B2 above.

• until Feb 4, 1999Aerospatiale AS350B (s/n 1446)

Frequently asked

Has N911VA been in an accident?

Yes. N911VA appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2008.

What kind of aircraft is N911VA?

N911VA is a 1992 Eurocopter France AS350B2 (rotorcraft), serial number 2588.

Has N911VA been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N911VA (DFW08FA062) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.