# N3280U: 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: November 21, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3280U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3280U

## Aircraft that carried N3280U

- [Cancelled 2014-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3280U-2014-11-21): Bell UH-1H, S/N 66-16904, built 1966. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Pacific Helicopter Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICES%20LLC), [Kahului, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Kahului)
- [Cancelled 1973-10-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3280U-1973-10-01): Cessna 182F, S/N 18254680. Owner: [Humphrey Ben K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUMPHREY%20BEN%20K), [Rupert, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Rupert)

## NTSB investigations on N3280U (2)

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 LAX03LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA160), May 22, 2003: Bell UH-1H (N3280U), Kahoolawe, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remove the external load cable before the repositioning flight, which resulted in the cable striking the tail rotor in cruise flight.
- [NTSB SEA74AS007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS007), Aug 19, 1973: Cessna 182 (N3280U), Salmon, ID, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3280U (2)

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 20030522010859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030522010859A), May 22, 2003: Bell UH1H (N3280U), Kahoolawe, HI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The aircraft was destroyed following an in-flight breakup after a 41' external load cable became entangled with the tail rotor over the island of…
- [Accident 19730819026169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730819026169A), Aug 19, 1973: Cessna 182H (N3280U), Salmon, ID, Destroyed, 3 fatal

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