# N3178B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: September 29, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3178B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3178B

## Aircraft that carried N3178B

- [Cancelled 2014-09-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3178B-2014-09-29): Bell 206L-3, S/N 51033, built 1983. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Briles Wing And Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRILES%20WING%20AND%20HELICOPTER%20INC), [Medford, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Medford)
- [Cancelled 1962-03-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3178B-1962-03-22): Cessna 170B, S/N 25420. Owner: [Long Island Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONG%20ISLAND%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC), [Woodhaven, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Woodhaven)

## NTSB investigations on N3178B (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 FTW94GA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94GA232), Jul 12, 1994: Bell 206L-3 (N3178B), Mimbres, NM, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO ATTEMPT TO HOVER OUT OF GROUND EFFECT UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS WHILE EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WEIGHT FOR THAT MANEUVER. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: HIGH…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3178B (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 19940712048859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940712048859A), Jul 12, 1994: Bell 206L3 (N3178B), Mimbres, MN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Forestry helicopter with firefighters settled into trees during pinnacle landing. Over gross. High density altitude

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