# N3128G: 1976 Aerospatiale SA315B, registration cancelled 2018-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale SA315B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (registry code 8680615)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib1) (registry code 60066)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1IN), [TCDS E1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1IN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2488
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 17, 2006
- Certificate issued: January 19, 2006
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A351B6
- Owner when cancelled: [Roberts Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERTS%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)
- Location: [Cheyenne, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Cheyenne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1001° N, 104.9249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82001, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3128G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3128G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3128G-2018-01-17

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Aerospatiale SA315B: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX3259](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3259), Jul 10, 1998: AIR INTAKE. CRACKED. TWO UPPER AND 4 LOWER AIR INTAKE HALVES CRACKED AT MOUNTING POINTS. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN NOTED ON NUMEROUS AIRCRAFT. SUGGEST A REINFORCED MO
- [SDR 98ZZZX3258](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3258), Jul 10, 1998: BEARING SUPPORT. CRACKED. STARTER/GENERATOR MOUNTING FLANGE CRACKED. AIRCRAFT VIBRATION LEVELS EXCESSIVE DUE TO LACK OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE.

## NTSB investigations (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 SEA88LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA129), Jul 13, 1988: Aerospatiale SA315B (N3128G), Oakridge, OR, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19880713026499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880713026499A), Jul 13, 1988: Aerosp SA315B (N3128G), Oakridge, OR, Destroyed. Log on sling line caught on a tree,released log but sling line caught in a tree. Pulled helicopter down into trees.

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