# N73550: 1953 Bell H13G

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell H13G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-h13g) (registry code 1181005, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 53-3654
- Year built: 1953
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 20, 1976
- Certificate issued: July 29, 2014
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A9E0BE
- Registered owner: [Wheatley Lester E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHEATLEY%20LESTER%20E%20JR)
- Location: [Priest River, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Priest%20River)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.3325° N, 116.8989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83856, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73550
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73550

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Bell H13G)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI86FEX03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEX03), Oct 16, 1985: Bell H13G (N73550), Mccordsville, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC77FFA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFA01-201363), Oct 6, 1976: Bell 47G-2 (N73550), Utica, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19851015067259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851015067259A), Oct 15, 1985: Bell H13G (N73550), Mccordsville, IN, Substantial damage. Student pilot not authorized to fly helicopter. Made hard landing causing substantial damage.
- [Accident 19761006035109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761006035109A), Oct 6, 1976: Bell H13G (N73550), Utica, NY, Substantial damage. R skid gr leg buckled.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N73550

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N73550 before.

- [Cancelled 1951-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73550-1951-05-02): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 2703. Owner: [Mcmanaman L B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCMANAMAN%20L%20B), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## Related

- Other Bell H13G aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-h13g/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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