# N3276T: 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: April 2, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3276T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3276T

## Aircraft that carried N3276T

- [Cancelled 2022-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3276T-2022-04-02): Bell UH-1H, S/N 69-15911, built 1941. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bell Asset Management Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20ASSET%20MANAGEMENT%20INC), [Higley, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Higley)
- [Cancelled 1998-01-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3276T-1998-01-27): Cessna 177, S/N 17700576. Owner: [Lucas Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUCAS%20RICHARD%20A), [Cary, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Cary)

## NTSB investigations on N3276T (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 WPR20LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA130), Apr 24, 2020: Bell UH 1H (N3276T), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight separation of the tail rotor gearbox from the airframe due to fatigue failure of the gearbox attachment studs, resulting in a loss of directional control and subsequent ground impact.…
- [NTSB LAX08LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA230), Jul 15, 2008: Bell UH-1H (N3276T), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 1 bearing for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI71DEM88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DEM88), Jun 19, 1971: Cessna 177 (N3276T), Boyne Falls, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3276T (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 20200424002569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200424002569A), Apr 24, 2020: Bell UH-1H (N3276T), Mesa, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. While enroute from blythe, CA, N3276T (a UH1) was over Mesa AZ approximately 7 miles southwest from falcon field (ffz) when it experienced a loss of the tail…
- [Accident 20080715841499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080715841499A), Jul 15, 2008: Bell UH1H (N3276T), Rock Springs, WY, Substantial damage. (-23) The restricted catagory helicopter engine failed while operating under part 133. A 1,700 pound external load, on a 100 foot line, was atttached to the…
- [Incident 19860426084229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860426084229I), Apr 26, 1986: Cessna 177 (N3276T), Necedah, WI, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff due to engine roughness. Pumped throttle, excess fuel ingnited in engine during restart attempt.

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