N3234U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Robinson Helicopter R44 II built in 2007. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 6, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Robinson Helicopter R44 II cancelled March 6, 2017
- Serial number
- 11654
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2007
- Last status
- Registration expired
- Certificate issued
- February 10, 2014
- Last FAA action
- October 3, 2014
- Last owner
- Native Range Capture Services INC (Non-citizen corporation)
Elko, NV - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Beech 1900D cancelled March 22, 1996
- Serial number
- UE197
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- France
- Certificate issued
- February 26, 1996
- Last FAA action
- February 26, 1996
- Last owner
- Transair USA INC (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
Douglas DC-6B cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 45216
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- B
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3234U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 · serial 11654
The pilot/mechanic's failure to properly secure the pitch link hardware of one main rotor blade to the rotating swash plate, which resulted in the pitch link separating in flight and a subsequent loss of control.
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