# N73963: 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: May 24, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73963
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73963

## Aircraft that carried N73963

- [Cancelled 2012-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73963-2012-05-24): Bell TH-13T, S/N 3469, built 1973. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Pentwater, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Pentwater)

## NTSB investigations on N73963 (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 DEN79FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA055), Aug 17, 1979: Bell 47G3B1 (N73963), Rico, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB CHI66A0076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0076), Mar 19, 1966: Bell 47G3B1 (N73963), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N73963 (1)

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 19790817031319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790817031319A), Aug 17, 1979: Bell 47G3B1 (N73963), Rico, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Helicopter went into right spin. Impacted vertically. Found failed bearing in tail rotor gear.

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