# N3078G: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 5, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3078G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3078G

## Aircraft that carried N3078G

- [Cancelled 2022-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3078G-2022-03-05): Bell 47G-3B-1, S/N 2925, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Av8-Orr Helicopter Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AV8-ORR%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICES%20INC), [Hamilton, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Hamilton)

## NTSB investigations on N3078G (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR19LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA194), Jul 13, 2019: Bell 47G 3B 1 (N3078G), Mosby, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to account for environmental conditions conducive to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness and subsequent loss of control.…
- [NTSB ATL94LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA014), Nov 12, 1993: Bell 47G-3B-1 Soloy (N3078G), Atmore, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. FACTORS WERE THE LACK OF A FILTER ON THE REFUELING PUMP WHICH WOULD PRECLUDE WATER PASSAGE, AND THE HIGH TREES.
- [NTSB SEA79FTI19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTI19), Jun 25, 1979: Bell 47G3B1 (N3078G), Emigrant, MT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3078G (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20190713011389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190713011389A), Jul 13, 2019: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N3078G), Mosby, MT, Destroyed. Pilot was landing at a private ranch with two passengers and was unable to maintain directional control upon landing. Witness stated the rotorcraft started…
- [Accident 19931112042669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931112042669A), Nov 12, 1993: Bell 47G3B1 (N3078G), Atmore, AL, Substantial damage. While lifting external load lost power. Dropped load. Lost rotor RPM trying for road. Hit trees. Unfiltered fueling
- [Accident 19790625015009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790625015009A), Jun 25, 1979: Bell 47G3B1 (N3078G), Emigrant, MT, Substantial damage. Engine failed in flt. Two & one half quarts of water were drained from the gas tank after the accident.

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