N3978Y - 1978 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

1978

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1978

Manufacturer

—

Model

—

Type Aircraft

—

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Normal Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

The Triennial Aircraft Registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

ROBERTS AIRCRAFT COMPANY

Address

PO BOX 1

City

GRANITE CANYON

State / Zip Code

Wyoming82059-0001

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

51120121

Mode S Code (Hex)

A4A051

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Jul 31, 2002	DEN02GA085	Destroyed	Fatal	the 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, 2002DEN02GA085

Destroyed

Fatal

the 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.

Additional Details

Registration

N3978Y

Serial Number

2520

Number of Engines

—

Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

—

Unique ID

—

Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC