# N3276T: 1941 Bell UH-1H, registration cancelled 2022-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell UH-1H](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (registry code 1181407)
- Engine: [Honeywell T53-L-703](https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-t53-l-703) (registry code 33882)
- Serial number: 69-15911
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, aerial surveying, forest, patrolling
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 2016
- Certificate issued: December 14, 2012
- Last registry action: December 13, 2018
- Mode S code: A38B8D
- Owner when cancelled: [Bell Asset Management Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20ASSET%20MANAGEMENT%20INC)
- Location: [Higley, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Higley)
- Physical address: [Hibley, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Hibley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3229° N, 111.7196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85236, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3276T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3276T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3276T-2022-04-02

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 UH-1H: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h.md

## NTSB investigations (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 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.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 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…

## Other aircraft with N3276T

- [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)

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