N3178B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206L-3 built in 1983. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 29, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bell 206L-3 cancelled September 29, 2014
- Serial number
- 51033
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1983
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 8, 1986
- Last FAA action
- July 6, 2007
- Last owner
- Briles Wing And Helicopter INC (Corporation)
Medford, OR - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 170B cancelled March 22, 1962
- Serial number
- 25420
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 1, 1960
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Long Island Flying Club INC (Corporation)
Woodhaven, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3178B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206L-3 · serial 51033
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO ATTEMPT TO HOVER OUT OF GROUND EFFECT UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS WHILE EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WEIGHT FOR THAT MANEUVER. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND THE TAILWIND.
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