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Models · Croman Corp · Helicopters · data as of November 6, 2026

Croman Corp SH-3

5 on the U.S. register. Built from 1961 to 1966; half of them date from 1962 or earlier. Oregon has the most (5). 100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

About the SH-3 from the FAA's model table

Type
Rotorcraft · Helicopters
Power
Turboshaft, 2 engines
Common engines
Ge T58-Ge-402 (4), Ge T58 Series (1)
Fuel
Electricity
Seats
4
Built of
aluminium
Maker on the register
Croman Corp
Registered
earliest certificate February 11, 2003; newest July 6, 2022

Where they are owner's state

By state, as a table
aircraft
Oregon5

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Corporation5100%

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
SH-3H51961 to 1966100.0%

When they were built by decade

0124551960
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19605

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20161
20221

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid5100%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Restricted5100%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Croman CORP5

Fleet pages: Croman CORP

Accident history NTSB records · 0 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

No NTSB accident or incident records match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How models compare: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Croman Corp SH-3 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

5 as of November 6, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Croman Corp SH-3s?

Oregon, with 5.

Who owns the Croman Corp SH-3?

100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Croman Corp SH-3s on the register built?

Between 1961 and 1966; half of them in 1962 or earlier.

What is the Croman Corp SH-3 made of?

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Croman Corp SH-3 the component layer

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The design is held under 1 type certificate (R00004SE, held by Croman Corporation). The FAA has issued 4 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about rotorcraft systems. Operators and repair shops have filed 3 failure reports with the FAA since 2014, 3 of them in the last ten years: about 30.0 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is rotorcraft systems. 13 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Croman Corporation.

FAA orders 4 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-09-102026-15-17 · Main Rotor Gearbox · rotorcraft systems
2026-07-092026-11-05 · Rotorcraft flight control; Rotorcraft servo system · rotorcraft systems
2021-07-012021-10-16 · Engine/Transmission Coupling · rotorcraft systems
2015-11-242015-20-12 · Main Rotor Gearbox · rotorcraft systems

By system

Orders by system, as a table
ordersshare
Rotorcraft systems4100%

Failure reports 3 since 2014 · what operators and shops told the FAA

00122214123
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
142
231

By system

Failure reports by system, as a table
reportsshare
Rotorcraft systems267%
Electrical power133%

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Bolt1
Stud1
Trans Rectifier1

Latest reports

2023-08-12Trans Rectifier: failed · electrical power
2014-07-20Bolt: sheared · rotorcraft systems
2014-03-17Stud: sheared · rotorcraft systems

Approved modifications 13 supplemental type certificates

Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:

Latest

2025-06-09SR01517SE · Fabrication and installation of an internal fire retardant tank
2022-10-20SR01127SE · Modification of main rotor blade part number 61170-20201 in accordance with Master Drawing List...
2020-06-05SR01051DE · Installation of Croman Corporation Electric Heater
2019-11-08SR04401NY · Increase of Out of Ground Effect (OGE) Hover Performance
2019-02-20SR04122NY · The Installation of Carson Helicopters, Inc. Composite Tail Rotor Blade and Pitch Sleeve, part...

Certificates and bulletins

R00004SEType certificate held by Croman Corporation · 1 model listed · revised March 11, 2015

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how the SH-3 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/croman-corp/sh-3.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 5

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N635CK Croman Corp
SH-3H
Croman CORP
White City, Oregon
Restricted 2022-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N628CK Croman Corp
SH-3H
Croman CORP
White City, Oregon
Restricted 2016-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N611CK Croman Corp
SH-3H
Croman CORP
White City, Oregon
Restricted 2003-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N612CK Croman Corp
SH-3H
Croman CORP
White City, Oregon
Restricted 2003-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N613CK Croman Corp
SH-3H
Croman CORP
White City, Oregon
Restricted 2003-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes