N3280U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell UH-1H built in 1966. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 21, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bell UH-1H cancelled November 21, 2014
- Serial number
- 66-16904
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1966
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- December 14, 1998
- Last FAA action
- December 18, 2007
- Last owner
- Pacific Helicopter Services LLC (Corporation)
Kahului, HI - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control; Forest; Other
Cessna 182F cancelled October 1, 1973
- Serial number
- 18254680
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Humphrey Ben K (Individual)
Rupert, ID - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3280U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell UH-1H · serial 66-16904
The pilot's failure to remove the external load cable before the repositioning flight, which resulted in the cable striking the tail rotor in cruise flight.
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