# N73253: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 12, 1970
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73253
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73253

## Aircraft that carried N73253

- [Cancelled 1970-10-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73253-1970-10-12): Bell 47J-2, S/N 1864. Owner: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)

## NTSB investigations on N73253 (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 FTW65A0070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0070), Jan 9, 1965: Bell 47J2 (N73253), Morgan City, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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