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    Airframe Family: Bell 47 / H-13 Sioux
    Latest Model:47G-3B-1
    Construction Number:2925
    Last Civil Registration:N3078G
    Latest Owner or Location:Chorman Spraying Llc, Milton, DE

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    Dates

    Event

    1 January 1964

    Constructed as a 47G-3B-1.

    By 25 June 1979

    To unknown owner with c/r N3078G.

    25 June 1979

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number SEA79FTI19: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 16:30 hours. The damage was substantial. This was a local flight from Emigrant, MT. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. Suffered a hard landing while performing a power-off autorotative landing. The factors included; at least two or more engines failed and wet soft ground. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 12 November 1993

    To Louis V with c/r N3078G.

    12 November 1993

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Atmore, AL, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. After liftoff with a long line external load, the helicopter was climbed vertically to allow the load to clear trees around the remote operating site. About 250 feet above the ground the engine quit. Rotor speed was decayed during the autorotation, to overfly the trees and reach a dirt road. The helicopter landed hard on the road and clipped trees with the main rotor...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    4 May 1998

    To Lawrence S. Mollere, San Antonio, TX with c/r N3078G.

    19 July 2001

    Certificate of airworthiness for N3078G (47G-3B-1, 2925) issued.

    19 October 2011

    To unknown owner.
    Sale reported to a new owner in D Hanis, TX.

    19 October 2011

    To unknown owner with c/r N3078G.
    Registration pending to a new owner in D Hanis, TX.

    17 September 2012

    To Michael E. Mollere, D Hanis, TX with c/r N3078G.

    4 June 2015

    To Chorman Spraying Llc, Milton, DE.

    7 January 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for N3078G (47G-3B-1, 2925) issued.


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