# N3156U: 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: February 13, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3156U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3156U

## Aircraft that carried N3156U

- [Cancelled 2018-02-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3156U-2018-02-13): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 11486, built 2006. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Livingston Kendall S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIVINGSTON%20KENDALL%20S), [Artesia, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Artesia)

## NTSB investigations on N3156U (1)

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 CEN13FA517](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA517), Aug 31, 2013: Robinson R44 II (N3156U), Caballo, NM, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power lines while maneuvering near the ground because dust stirred up by the rotor wash obscured his visibility.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3156U (1)

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 20130831016689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130831016689A), Aug 31, 2013: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II (N3156U), Caballo, NM, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. On August 31, 2013, at 11:45 MST, a Robinson 44II, N3156U, collided with power wires while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at…

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