Turbine helicopter

N57948

1982 Aerospatiale SA315B

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1982
Serial
2628
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dodson International Parts Inc (Corporation)
Based
Rantoul, KS
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Registration record

N57948 on the FAA register

Type
1982 Aerospatiale SA315B
Serial
2628
Engines
Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB
Registered owner
Dodson International Parts Inc
Rantoul, KS
Certificate issued
2025-06-13
Airworthiness date
1992-03-05
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A772DD
Mode S (octal)
51671335
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N57948 to the current registrant.
  • 2024-05-27
    Accident at Hildale, UT; damage: substantial.
  • 2012-10-19
    Accident at Helena, OK; damage: substantial.
  • 1992-03-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1982
    Manufactured (1982).
  • 1974-09-23
    N57948 previously assigned to a Beechcraft C-45H (s/n AF-478); cancelled.
Overview

About N57948

N57948 is a 1982 Aerospatiale SA315B, serial number 2628. The FAA register lists Dodson International Parts Inc as the registrant in Rantoul, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 13, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated March 5, 1992.

N57948 has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-05-27 Accident · Hildale, UT Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR24LA161
Reported aircraft: Aerospatiale SA315B
Probable cause: Maintenance personnel s failure to properly secure the EGT thermocouples, which resulted in catastrophic overtemperature of the engine and a total loss of engine power.
NTSB report ↗
2012-10-19 Accident · Helena, OK Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN13CA027
Reported aircraft: Aerospatiale SA315B
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure the cyclic and to stop the main rotor system before exiting the helicopter, which resulted in the main rotor blades striking the tail rotor driveshaft.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.