# N3280U: 1966 Bell UH-1H, registration cancelled 2014-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell UH-1H](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (registry code 1181407)
- Engine: [Lycoming T53-L-13](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t53-l-13) (registry code 41551)
- Serial number: 66-16904
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICES%20LLC)
- Location: [Kahului, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Kahului)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 20.8773° N, 156.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96732, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3280U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3280U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3280U-2014-11-21

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (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 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.

## 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 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…

## Other aircraft with N3280U

- [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)

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