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N3280U

Cancelled 2014
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Deregistered aircraft · 1966 Bell UH-1H · Lycoming T53-L-13

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Cancelled
November 21, 2014
Status when cancelled
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number
66-16904
Year built
1966
Type
Rotorcraft
Engine
Turbo-shaft
Airworthiness
Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest, other
Airworthiness date
September 29, 1995
Certificate issued
December 14, 1998
Last registry action
December 18, 2007
Mode S code
A38E73
Owner when cancelled
Pacific Helicopter Services LLC
Location
Kahului, HI
Owner type
Corporation
Airframe modelBell UH-1HADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelLycoming T53-L-13Turbo-shaft

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N3280U and the event date: after October 1, 1973, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

NTSB LAX03LA160Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportKahoolawe, HIThe 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.May 22, 2003 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N3280U and the event date: after October 1, 1973, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20030522010859ANormal Cruise · Kahoolawe, HI(-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 Kahoolawe, Hawaii. The helicopter was registered to pacific helicopter services LLC, of kahului, Hawaii,…May 22, 2003 · Destroyed · 1 fatal

Other aircraft with N3280U · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N3280U now.

1973Cessna 182F · S/N 18254680Cancelled Oct 1, 1973 · Humphrey Ben K, Rupert, ID