# N3880J: Sikorsky UH-34D, registration cancelled 2013-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sikorsky UH-34D](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-uh-34d) (registry code 8141818)
- Engine: [Wright R-1820 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (registry code 67020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 148821
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: November 14, 1987
- Certificate issued: August 31, 2009
- Last registry action: August 31, 2009
- Mode S code: A47B63
- Owner when cancelled: [US Helicopter LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20HELICOPTER%20LLC)
- Location: [Spokane, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spokane)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7407° N, 117.2614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99217, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3880J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3880J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3880J-2013-03-19

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Sikorsky UH-34D: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-uh-34d.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 CEN11FA507](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA507), Jul 25, 2011: Sikorsky UH-34D (N3880J), Wilton, IA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The inadequate performance planning by the pilot that resulted in reduced climb capability while transitioning to an out-of-ground effect hover with a left pedal turn.

## 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 20110725020449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110725020449A), Jul 25, 2011: Sikorsky UH-34D (N3880J), Wilton, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot had just taken on 150 gallons of fuel and 250 gallons of chemical. As he started his spray run, the aircraft descended into some trees and caught…

## Other aircraft with N3880J

- [Cancelled 1981-02-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3880J-1981-02-13): Cessna 150G, S/N 15065180. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Perez Jose M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PEREZ%20JOSE%20M), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

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