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N3978Y

Cancelled 2002
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Deregistered aircraft · 1978 Aerospatiale SA315B · Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB

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Cancelled
September 13, 2002
Status when cancelled
Triennial form not returned
Serial number
2520
Year built
1978
Type
Rotorcraft
Engine
Turbo-shaft
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
February 25, 1993
Certificate issued
June 27, 1983
Last registry action
April 25, 2001
Mode S code
A4A051
Owner when cancelled
Roberts Aircraft Company
Location
Granite Canyon, WY
Physical address
Burns, WY
Owner type
Corporation
Airframe modelAerospatiale SA315BTCDS H1IN · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelTurbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIBTCDS E1IN · Turbo-shaft

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N3978Y and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB DEN02GA085Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportEstes Park, COthe pilot's abrupt collective input during water application to a forest fire. Contributing factors were encountering a vortex ring state, the inadvertent settling with power, the low altitude, and the mountainous terrain.Jul 31, 2002 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N3978Y and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20020730021349AEstespark, CO(-23) Fatal helicopter accident involving N3978Y, an aerospatiale SA315B lama, at the big elk incident, within arapahoe-roosevelt national forest on July 30, 2002. Aircraft was engaged in dropping water on hot spots when the pilot radioed "helicopter going…Jul 30, 2002 · No damage · 1 fatal