Turbine helicopter

N8655

1970 Sud Aviation SA316B Alouette III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1970
Serial
1728
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Laupahoehoe, HI
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Registration record

N8655 on the FAA register

Type
1970 Sud Aviation SA316B Alouette III
Serial
1728
Engines
Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Laupahoehoe, HI
Certificate issued
2016-09-15
Airworthiness date
1972-05-16
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABE471
Mode S (octal)
52762161
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-09-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N8655.
  • 1972-05-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1970
    Manufactured (1970).
Overview

About N8655

N8655 is a 1970 Sud Aviation SA316B Alouette III, serial number 1728. It is registered to an individual in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 15, 2016 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 16, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8655. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-03-13 Accident · Story, WY Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · DEN84FA106
Reported aircraft: Aerospatiale SA-316B — a different aircraft that carried the N8655 registration before this airframe.

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.