# N3078G: 1964 Bell 47G-3B-1, registration cancelled 2022-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2925
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: July 19, 2001
- Certificate issued: November 1, 2018
- Last registry action: November 1, 2018
- Mode S code: A33CCA
- Owner when cancelled: [Av8-Orr Helicopter Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AV8-ORR%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Hamilton, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Hamilton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.1667° N, 114.1051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59840, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3078G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3078G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3078G-2022-03-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bell 47G-3B-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1.md

## NTSB investigations (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 (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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